speller
noun/ˈspɛ.lə(ɹ)/
Etymology From spell + -er.
1
A person who spells.
- 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.2005, Michael W. Riley, Plato's Cratylus: Argument, Form, and Structure, page 124:
2
A participant in a spelling bee.
3
US A book used to learn how to spell properly.
4
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A spell checker.
- 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.1987, PC Mag, volume 6, number 17, page 358:
- Derived terms
- fingerspeller
- Related terms
- misspell, misspelling, pronunciation respelling, pronunciation spelling, respell, respelling, spell, spellable, spell-check, spell check, spelling, spelling bee, spelling book, spelling pronunciation