dialer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdaɪələ(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈdaɪ(ə)lɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin diālis Middle French dyalbor. Middle English diall English dial Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dialer From dial + -er.
Meanings
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A person or device that dials, as using a telephone.
He treated his assistant as a voice-operated dialer.
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A mining surveyor.
[…] let the dialler, with the same instrument he uses underground, run a north and south line on the surface, in any convenient part of the sett, marking the extremities by well-fixed points, […]
1857, The Mining Magazine, page 128:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dialler | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dialers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |