caller

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UK/ˈkɔːlə/Australia, British, New Zealand, Southern, Standard/ˈkoːlə/US/ˈkɔ.lɚ/US, cot caught merger/ˈkɑ.lɚ/

noun

The person who makes a telephone call.

“a gentleman caller”

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Meanings

nouncaller (plural callers)

plural callers

  1. 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
  2. A visitor.

    a gentleman caller

  3. bingoThe person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
  4. computingA 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. danceThe person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveproviding coolness

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adjectivefresh

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nouna social or business visitor

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nouna person who announces the changes of steps during a dance

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caller-out
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nounthe person initiating a telephone call

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcallar
  2. Englishcaller

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

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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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Sounds the same

collar (cot–caught merger)

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Cite this entry
APA

caller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caller

MLA

“caller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caller. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caller,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caller.

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