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orthographer

orthographer noun: someone who devises an orthography.

Noun

orthographer (plural orthographers)

  1. Someone who devises an orthography.
  2. (informal) Someone who is knowledgeable in spelling rules; someone who spells words correctly.

Forms of orthographer

pluralorthographers

Origin of orthographer

From orthography + -er.

Questions about orthographer

What does orthographer mean?
Orthographer means someone who devises an orthography.
What part of speech is orthographer?
Orthographer is a noun.
What is the plural of orthographer?
The plural of orthographer is orthographers.

Words near orthographer in the dictionary

  1. orthograde
  2. orthogradely
  3. orthograft
  4. orthografts
  5. orthograph
  6. orthographer
  7. orthographers
  8. orthographic
  9. orthographic neighbor
  10. orthographic neighborhood
  11. orthographic neighborhoods

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