Pronunciations
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/ˈspɛ.lə(ɹ)/
Noun
A person who spells.
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I'm a slow reader but a good speller.
Without insisting on a difference between the inventors and the spellers of words, Socrates makes short work of this case.
A participant in a spelling bee.
A book used to learn how to spell properly.
Usage- US usage
A spell checker.
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But Word's spelling program still isn't fully integrated into the word processor. For one thing, any changes and corrections you make from the speller's menus don't appear on-screen until you get back to your original file.
Noun
someone who spells words
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
an introductory textbook to teach spelling
- Broader terms