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caller

cal·ler

UK/ˈkɔːlə/ US/ˈkoːlə/ fairly common
noun (7) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a social or business visitor

  • “the room was a mess because he hadn”
Synonyms
2.

an investor who buys a call option

3.

the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands

4.

a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance

  • “you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing”
Synonyms
5.

someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice

  • “the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner”
6.

the person who convenes a meeting

  • “who is the caller of this meeting?”
7.

the person initiating a telephone call

  • “there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone”
Synonyms

adjective

1.

providing coolness

  • “a cooling breeze”
  • “caller”
  • “a caller breeze”
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2.

fresh

  • “caller fish”
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Origin

From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.

Phrases

  • caller ID
  • caller identification
  • chart caller
  • cold caller
  • crank caller
  • fox caller
  • hog caller
  • nuisance caller

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