caller

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adjective

cal·​ler ˈkä-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
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
Sunday to the apartment unit on the 4800 block of El Camino Avenue after a caller reported bullet holes in a door and could not reach family members inside. Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The 94-minute film follows a teen girl and her boyfriend who are facing persistent harassment from an unknown caller. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 Play by play caller Mike Tirico will be joined alongside by analyst Cris Collinsworth, sideline reporter Melissa Stark and rules analyst Terry McAulay. Mark J. Burns, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The then-42-year-old play caller met with Hooker at the NFL Scouting Combine and during a prospect visit in Tampa. Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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