Orthoepist Definition

ôr-thōə-pĭst, ôrthō-ĕpĭst
noun
A specialist in orthoepy, especially one of a number of scholars of the 1500s and 1600s who proposed reforms of English spelling so that it would more systematically reflect pronunciation.
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Someone who studies the way words are pronounced.

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Noun

Singular:
orthoepist
Plural:
orthoepists, orthopists

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