orthoepist UK /ɔːˈθəʊɪˌpɪst/US /ɔɹˈθoʊəpɪst/ noun1 •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. formsorthoepists