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
Catcher Hunter Goodman, Colorado’s lone All-Star last season, came to Arizona determined to get better defensively and to become a better game-caller. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2026 But now Minter is gone, and the Chargers have a first-year play caller in new defensive coordinator Chris O’Leary. The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 Dorsey's aunt briefly walked out of court with tears in her eyes as a frantic 911 caller described the extent of her nephew's injuries, the bullet wound to the neck, the lack of a pulse. Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026 The caller was able to secure her doors and drive off. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2026.

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