correctionist en · NOUN
Etymology
From correction + -ist.
Meanings
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One who corrects something.
The correction of barbaralalia (foreign accent) is in the strictest sense speech re-education, since the speech correctionist is aiding the foreign speaker to change one set of speech habits for another.
1941, Charlotte G. Wells, The Correction of Foreign Accent, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| correctionists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |