Meanings
plural callers
- communicationsThe person who makes a telephone call.
―I’ve got someone on the line. ―Who’s the caller?
1 more example
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 - A visitor.
a gentleman caller
- bingoThe person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
- A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.
- danceThe person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveproviding coolness
adjectivefresh
nounthe person initiating a telephone call
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishcallar
- Englishcaller
From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech volající
- volajícíthe person who makes a telephone call
Dutch beller
- bellerthe person who makes a telephone call
Finnish soittaja
- soittajathe person who makes a telephone call
French téléphoneur, appelant
- téléphoneurthe person who makes a telephone call
- appelantthe person who makes a telephone call
German Anrufer
- Anruferthe person who makes a telephone call
Hungarian hívó
- hívóthe person who makes a telephone call
Polish dzwoniący
- dzwoniącythe person who makes a telephone call
Portuguese chamador
- chamadorthe person who makes a telephone call
Russian звонящий
- звонящий (zvonjaščij)the person who makes a telephone call
Spanish llamador
- llamadorthe person who makes a telephone call
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with caller
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Cite this entry
caller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caller
“caller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caller. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caller,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caller.
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