caller

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adjective

cal·​ler ˈkä-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
Synonyms of callernext
1
Scotland : fresh
2
Scotland : cool

caller

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noun

call·​er ˈkȯ-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
: one that calls

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.
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Noun
In October, Centrepoint’s Helpline supported its 50,000th caller – a total that has been built up in less than 8 years since William officially opened it. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 Last holiday season, for example, one caller complained that neighbors had decorated their home for Hanukkah, including yard inflatables depicting a menorah and a dreidel. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025 The caller said another driver was following him, had displayed a gun, and had claimed to be law enforcement in an effort to try to pull him over. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025 Sirianni said after the Bears defeat that Patullo would remain the play caller, but perhaps Sirianni wants to have more an influence over the offense moving forward. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caller

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of caller was in the 14th century

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“Caller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caller. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.

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