Define:Caller

English

Etymology

Agent noun of call.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) /ˈkɔːlə/, Template:SAMPA
• (General American) /ˈkɔːlɚ/, Template:SAMPA

  Rhymes: -ɔːlə(r)

Noun

Caller (plural Callers)

1. The person who made a telephone call.

   I've got someone on the line

   Who's the caller?

2. A visitor.
3. Template:Bingo The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
4. Template:Computing The function that calls another (the callee).

Anagrams

• cellar
• recall

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Scots

Etymology

Alteration of calver.

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑlər/

Adjective

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'’)