orthographer

orthographer
/awr thog"reuh feuhr/, n.
1. a person versed in orthography or spelling.
2. a person who spells correctly.
[1590-1600; < LL orthograph(us) (adj. and n.) (L ortho- ORTHO- + -graphus -GRAPH) + -ER1]

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