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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Indianapolis police received reports about the shooting late Sunday night from callers in the neighborhood on the north side of the city. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024 An anonymous tip, a student walking 'funny' At roughly 12:35 p.m., a school office assistant received an anonymous tip from a caller of an armed student on the Bostrom campus, according to court records. Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024 The caller then asked Brock to wire money for the relative’s bond, and when Brock resisted, the caller began threatening to harm him and his family. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024 At least one caller reported seeing an errant driver headed the wrong way on I-5 south, south of Camino De La Plaza. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 All callers can remain anonymous, and anyone who provides information that leads to a citation in the poaching case will be eligible to receive a cash reward. Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 12 Apr. 2024 If their trash hasn’t already gone in the pit, the caller is told to visit their local marine-transfer station, where the truck that collected their garbage will be tipped in front of them. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024 There are particular pieces of data the call taker needs, like where the caller is, where the suspect is, whether there are injuries, when the incident happened and whether there are any weapons. Meg Anderson, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024 As one caller connects to 911, all that can be heard is screaming and shouting. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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