speller
pronunciation
How to pronounce speller in British English:
UK [ˈspelə(r)]
How to pronounce speller in American English:
US [ˈspɛlɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who spells words
- an introductory textbook to teach spelling
Word Origin
- speller (n.)
- c. 1200, "a preacher;" mid-15c. apparently in the sense "a person who reads letter by letter;" 1864 of a book to teach orthography. Agent noun from spell (v.1).
Example
- 1. Cannot find the default speller .
- 2. I bet you 're going to win that . You 're the best speller I know .
- 3. The speller and other proofing tools automatically use dictionaries of the selected language , if available .
- 4. There is no valid speller . To restore it , please run detect and repair from the help menu .
- 5. Works has detected an internal problem with the speller . Files may be damaged or missing . To reinstall the files , close your project and the program , and then run setup again .