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orthographer

or or·thog·ra·phist

[ awr-thog-ruh-fer ]

/ ɔrˈθɒg rə fər /

noun

a person versed in orthography or spelling.

a person who spells correctly.

Origin of orthographer

1590–1600; < Late Latin orthograph(us) (adj. and noun) (Latin ortho- ortho- + -graphus -graph) + -er¹

Words nearby orthographer

orthogonal projection, orthogonal trajectory, orthogonalize, orthograde, orthograde degeneration, orthographer, orthographic, orthographic projection, orthographize, orthography, orthohydrogen

Example sentences from the Web for orthographer

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

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies |James McNeill Whistler
Orthographer, or-thog′ra-fėr, n. one who spells words correctly—also Orthog′raphist.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various