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caller

/ˈkoːlə/noun, adjective2 syllables

Caller means: the person initiating a telephone call.

Synonyms for caller7

noun, as in the person initiating a telephone call

caller-up, phoner, telephoner

noun, as in a social or business visitor

noun, as in a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance

caller-out

adjective, as in providing coolness

adjective, as in fresh

What does caller mean?9

noun

1

the person initiating a telephone call“there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone”

2

a social or business visitor“the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company”

3

a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance“you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing”

4

an investor who buys a call option

5

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

6

someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice“the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner”

7

the person who convenes a meeting“who is the caller of this meeting?”

adjective

1

providing coolness“‘caller’ is a Scottish term as in ‘a caller breeze’”

2

fresh“caller fish”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with caller?2

two syllables

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Caller in a sentence

  • The telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made.CM
  • The caller refused to give us his name.CK
  • The caller refused to give us her name.CM
  • An anonymous caller contacted the police to report a murder.Amastan
  • Felix got a call from an unknown caller.Amastan
  • There are three callers waiting to be served before you.rul
  • My phone has a caller ID that lets me screen my calls.darinmex
  • When the number is dialed, the caller hears a message saying the number is out of service.Cangarejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of caller

as a noun

plural
callers