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caller en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɔləɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈkɑ.lɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkɔːlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɔ.lɚ/ without the cot–caught merger
  • /ˈkoːlə/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. The person who makes a telephone call.
    • 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. 2023 February 16, WCCO Staff, “Julissa Thaler sentenced to life in prison for murdering 6-year-old son, Eli Hart”, in cbsnews.com:
    • ―I’ve got someone on the line. ―Who’s the caller?
  2. A visitor.
    • a gentleman caller
  3. The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
  4. 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. The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
callers Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

callee

Deriveds

shot caller · nuisance caller · caller ID · crank caller · name-caller · cop-caller · caller identification · fox caller · hog caller · birdcaller · chart caller · robocaller · cold caller

Translations (13)

es llamador (the person who makes a telephone call) · fi soittaja (the person who makes a telephone call) · mk повикувач (the person who makes a telephone call) · kmr telefonker (the person who makes a telephone call) · hu hívó (the person who makes a telephone call) · ru звонящий (the person who makes a telephone call) · fr téléphoneur (the person who makes a telephone call) · pl dzwoniący (the person who makes a telephone call) · fr appelant (the person who makes a telephone call) · de Anrufer (the person who makes a telephone call) · nl beller (the person who makes a telephone call) · cs volající (the person who makes a telephone call) · pt chamador (the person who makes a telephone call)