poor speller

pʊr ˈspɛlər

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Definition of poor speller - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

educationperson with difficulty in spelling

Being a poor speller, he always uses a dictionary.
As a poor speller, she often misspells common words.
Teachers noticed he was a poor speller from his early assignments.

illiterate

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Expressions with poor

poor boy

boy lacking wealth or resources

The poor boy had no shoes to wear.

poor form

inappropriate behavior or actions in a social context

Interrupting someone while they speak is poor form.

cash poor

adj.

having little money available despite owning valuable assets

Despite owning multiple properties, he was cash poor and struggled to pay bills..

poor bleeder

person who is unlucky or in a bad situation

That poor bleeder lost his job again.

in poor shape

adj.

not in good condition or health

The car is in poor shape after the accident.

in poor taste

adj.

offensive or inappropriate

His joke about the accident was in poor taste.

Expressions with speller

good speller

person skilled at spelling words correctly

She is a good speller and rarely makes mistakes.

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French:personne ayant des difficultés en orthographe, ...
German:Person mit Rechtschreibschwierigkeiten, ...
Italian:persona con difficoltà a fare lo spelling, ...
Spanish:mala ortografía, ...
Portuguese:má ortografia, ...
Chinese:拼写困难者, ...
Japanese:綴りに苦労する人, ...
Arabic:ضَعِيف في التَّهْجِئَة, ...
Hebrew:אָדָם שֶׁמִּתְקַשֶּׁה בְּאִיּוּת, ...
Russian:человек с трудностями в правописании, ...
Ukrainian:труднощі з правописом, ...
Hindi:वर्तनी में कमजोर व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:বানানে দুর্বল ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:persona amb mala ortografia, ...
Czech:člověk, který špatně píše, ...
Danish:person der er dårlig til at stave, ...
Dutch:iemand met spellingsproblemen, ...
Greek:άτομο με δυσκολία στην ορθογραφία, ...
Hungarian:rossz helyesíró, ...
Khmer:អ្នកប្រកបអក្សរមិនសូវត្រូវ, ...
Korean:철자법에 어려움을 겪는 사람, ...
Persian:کسی که در هجی کردن واژه‌ها مشکل دارد, ...
Polish:osoba mająca trudności z pisownią, ...
Portuguese (BR):dificuldade em soletrar, ...
Romanian:persoană cu dificultăți de ortografie, ...
Swedish:stavningssvårigheter, ...
Thai:คนที่สะกดคำไม่เก่ง, ...
Turkish:heceleme zorluğu, ...
Vietnamese:người viết chính tả kém, ...

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