long-time listener, first-time caller

noun

A person who contacts the host of a radio program, or (by extension) the owner of a website etc., for the first time, having listened or followed for a significant period.

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Meanings

noun
  1. idiomaticA person who contacts the host of a radio program, or (by extension) the owner of a website etc., for the first time, having listened or followed for a significant period.

    Q: I'm a "long time listener, first time caller," and a big fan of your site and your approach to data-driven marketing.

    2004, Jim Novo, Drilling Down: Turning Customer Data into Profits with a Spreadsheet
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    Parcells was set in his ways and not interested in changing for an owner who until now was just a fan, who could have been “Robert from Brookline, long-time listener, first-time caller.”

    2012, Gary Myers, Coaching Confidential: Inside the Fraternity of NFL Coaches, page 57
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APA

long-time listener, first-time caller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-time%20listener%2C%20first-time%20caller

MLA

“long-time listener, first-time caller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-time%20listener%2C%20first-time%20caller. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-time listener, first-time caller,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-time%20listener%2C%20first-time%20caller.

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