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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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