orthographer

noun

or·​thog·​ra·​pher

ȯ(r)ˈthägrəfə(r)

plural -s

: a person who is skilled in orthography : an expert in spelling

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin orthographus orthographer (from Latin orth- + Late Latin -graphus -grapher) + English -er

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