caller

1 of 2

adjective

cal·​ler ˈkä-lər 

1

Scotland : fresh

2

Scotland : cool

caller

2 of 2

noun

call·​er ˈkȯ-lər 

: one that calls

Synonyms of caller

Noun

• visitor
• guest

Examples of caller in a Sentence

Noun

The police have received information from an anonymous caller.

She's had several callers at her house in the past few days.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

When no one responds to the initial greeting, the caller tries again. — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

The dispatcher then asked for a code to verify that the call was a legitimate request, but the caller didn’t give one. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

The actress Jennifer Seastone, who plays all the callers, appears on Rollerblades, or in a chicken costume. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

The caller was said to have safely escaped from the residence but was identified only as another resident of the home. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English (Scots) callour

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing caller

• caller display
• caller ID
• signal-caller

Rhymes for caller

• choler
• collar
• crawler
• dollar
• faller
• haller
• hauler
• holler
• scholar
• smaller
• squalor
• taller