orthoepist

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UK/ɔːˈθəʊɪˌpɪst/UK/ˈɔːθəʊˌiːpɪst/US/ɔɹˈθoʊəpɪst/US/ˈɔɹθoʊˌɛpɪst/

noun

An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.

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Meanings

nounorthoepist (plural orthoepists)

plural orthoepists · alternative archaic orthoëpist

  1. An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.

Origin

From orthoepy + -ist.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“orthoepist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthoepist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthoepist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthoepist.

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