Definition of speller
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That isn't the case for two professional spellers who aren't even old enough to drive yet.
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Paul Loeffler, a former speller and ESPN commentator who also lives in Fresno, was one of a few who expected big things from Ananya in her return.
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Scripps usually takes about 10 spellers to the final rounds, but the competition was paused with 15 kids left after more than four grueling hours on stage Thursday.
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Out of 291 spellers, Kumar was one of 40 students who passed the preliminaries and made it to Thursday’s finals.
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Sitting on opposite sides of the stage, veteran spellers Tejas Muthusamy and Shourav Dasari, both 14, handled their time at the microphone with ease and flair.
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Gathering her thoughts, the speller scribbled on the palm of her left hand with her index finger.
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Crosswords have been helpful, too, for familiarity with some of the short, obscure words that sometimes trip up spellers.
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Hande, who competed in the annual academic event in Washington D.C.this week, vied with 290 other spellers in the event in hope of becoming one of 50 finalists.
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First Known Use of speller
15th century
SPELLER Defined for English Language Learners
speller
playDefinition of speller for English Language Learners
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: a person who spells words in a particular way
SPELLER Defined for Kids
speller
playDefinition of speller for Students
1 : a person who spells words
2 : a book with exercises for teaching spelling
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