orthographer

or or·thog·ra·phist

[ awr-thog-ruh-fer ]

noun

1. a person versed in orthography or spelling.
2. a person who spells correctly.

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthographer¹

1590–1600; < Late Latin orthograph ( us ) (adj. and noun) ( Latin ortho- ortho- + -graphus -graph ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Orthographer, or-thog′ra-fėr, n. one who spells words correctly—also Orthog′raphist.

From Project Gutenberg

The World, Feb. 16, 1881 But who could possibly have supposed an orthographer loose!

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