caller

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adjective

cal·​ler ˈkä-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
Synonyms of callernext
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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
In the 2025 season, Carroll’s signal caller thrived amid the high expectations. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2026 McDaniel is one of the top offensive play-callers on the market after he was fired in Miami. Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026 Robert Saleh replaced Gase, and hired first-time play caller Mike LaFleur as his offensive coordinator and Rob Calabrese as quarterbacks coach, also his first time in the role. Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 For years, sports columnists and callers to sports talk shows railed over the family’s stewardship of the Bears as teams faltered on the field. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 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 18 Jan. 2026.

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