caller

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adjective

cal·​ler ˈkä-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
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Scotland : fresh
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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
As the Lions’ play caller, his offense scored 41 against the Chargers after their bye two years ago, then hung 47 points on the Cowboys after their bye last year. Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 This is speculation regarding the timing of landing a new signal caller, but releasing a quarterback is a move that can generally precede adding a new one. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 As in Milwaukee, the callers will impersonate a sheriff deputy and indicate a legal matter needs to be resolved through payment. David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Immediately after, the rest of the group will join in, echoing the chant and mimicking the caller's action. Juliana Kim, NPR, 5 Oct. 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 10 Oct. 2025.

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