caller

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adjective

cal·​ler ˈkä-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
Synonyms of callernext
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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
The caller said there were shopping carts on fire outside the supermarket building. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 11 May 2026 On February 7, when an anonymous caller made a bomb threat targeting John’s and Steve’s personal homes, a rumor circulated inside Apple that it had been orchestrated by Steve to seek revenge. Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026 The caller was never identified, Sampson says. Mike Winters, CNBC, 9 May 2026 Police were notified that a shooting victim was being transported to a hospital by a private car after another caller reported the sound of gunfire near 31st Street and 71 Highway. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026 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 16 May. 2026.

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