speller

spell·er | \ ˈspe-lər

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Definition of speller

1 : a person who spells words especially in a certain way a poor speller

2 : a book with exercises for teaching spelling

Examples of speller in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The SpellPundit bee, with spellers competing from their homes over Zoom, concludes Thursday night, the same time the Scripps winner would have been decided. — Ben Nuckols, The Christian Science Monitor, "US spelling bee canceled, but the spelling will go on(line)," 28 May 2020 Bee Week is an unforgettable experience in which spellers and their families forge new friendships that can last a lifetime... — Alicia Lee, CNN, "National Spelling Bee canceled for the first time since WWII," 21 Apr. 2020 That means the competition would top out at about 400 spellers. — BostonGlobe.com, "The Scripps National Spelling Bee will have fewer participants next year. Whether it will have fewer champions remains to be seen.," 11 Dec. 2019 Forty-one spellers qualified for the finals after surviving what was arguably the most intense competition in the bee’s 93-year-long history. — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, "From record-breaking field, 41 finalists move on at National Spelling Bee," 31 May 2018 Last year, the Spelling Bee ended in an unprecedented way — with the organizers crowning eight spellers as co-champions. — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, "National Spelling Bee canceled for first time since World War II," 21 Apr. 2020 Last year's bee ended in an unprecedented eight-way tie after Scripps ran out of words tough enough to challenge the best spellers. — Ben Nuckols, The Courier-Journal, "Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled for the first time since WWII," 21 Apr. 2020 Last year's bee ended in an unprecedented eight-way tie after organizers ran out of words difficult enough to challenge the best spellers. — Ben Nuckols, Anchorage Daily News, "National Spelling Bee canceled for first time since 1945," 21 Apr. 2020 The finals, a weeklong event that winnows hundreds of contestants to around 15 for the big championship bee, which was scheduled for May 28, are like a Super Bowl for spellers, and a prime-time television event for the rest of us. — Jacey Fortin, New York Times, "Scripps National Spelling Bee Is S-U-S-P-E-N-D-E-D," 21 Mar. 2020

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“Speller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speller. Accessed 22 Sep. 2020.

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