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

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caller (plural callers)

  1. (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.
  2. A visitor.
    a gentleman caller
  3. (bingo) The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
  4. (programming) A function that calls another (the callee).
    If the called function throws an exception, the caller should be prepared to handle the error.
  5. A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.
  6. (dance) The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.

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Scots

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Etymology

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From Middle English calver (interspersed with flakes), from Old English calwer. Cognate with English calver.

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caller (comparative mair caller, superlative maist caller)

  1. Fresh (of food, especially fish).
    Wha'll buy my caller herrin’, / New drawn frae the Forth? (Caroline Oliphaunt, ‘Caller Herrin'’)
  2. Cool.