caller
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːlə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔlɚ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlɚ/
- Homophone: collar (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
- Rhymes: -ɔːlə(ɹ)
Noun edit
caller (plural callers)
- (telephony) The person who makes a telephone call.
- Coordinate term: callee
- - I've got someone on the line.
- Who's the caller?
- 2023 February 16, WCCO Staff, “Julissa Thaler sentenced to life in prison for murdering 6-year-old son, Eli Hart”, in cbsnews.com[1]:
- Thaler was arrested in Orono last May when a caller reported that the car she was driving had a shattered rear window and a blown-out tire.
- A visitor.
- a gentleman caller
- (bingo) The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
- (programming) A function that calls another (the callee).
- If the called function throws an exception, the caller should be prepared to handle the error.
- A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.
- (dance) The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
the person who makes a telephone call
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Anagrams edit
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English calver (“interspersed with flakes”), from Old English calwer. Cognate with English calver.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
caller (comparative mair caller, superlative maist caller)