SPELLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does speller mean? 

• SPELLER (noun)
  The noun SPELLER has 2 senses:

1. someone who spells words

2. an introductory textbook to teach spelling

  Familiarity information: SPELLER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPELLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who spells words

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

good speller; poor speller; speller

Hypernyms ("speller" is a kind of...):

writer (a person who is able to write and has written something)

Derivation:

spell (orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An introductory textbook to teach spelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("speller" is a kind of...):

primer (an introductory textbook)