dry speller

noun

A person who is going through a dry spell; a sexless person.

“Becuase its an all-male environment, practically everyone who works at the oil rig is a long-term dry speller.”

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Meanings

noundry speller (plural dry spellers)

plural dry spellers

  1. A person who is going through a dry spell; a sexless person.

    Becuase its an all-male environment, practically everyone who works at the oil rig is a long-term dry speller.

Origin

From dry spell + -er.

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APA

dry speller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20speller

MLA

“dry speller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20speller. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry speller,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20speller.

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