"dry speller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dry spellers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry speller (plural dry spellers)
  1. A person who is going through a dry spell; a sexless person Coordinate_terms: truecel, KHHV, permavirgin, WBAFC, wizard, genetic dead end, forever alone
    Sense id: en-dry_speller-en-noun-Q6BSk7oB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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