CALLER Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

caller

noun

ˈkȯ-lər

Definition of caller

as in visitor

a person who visits another a number of callers have been by since they heard you weren't feeling well

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Recent Examples of caller Sunday marked interim defensive coordinator Todd Wash’s debut as play-caller after Ejiro Evero was fired. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026 As emergency crews raced to the scene, callers struggled to understand what had happened, and some described what sounded like an explosion. — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 Do not confirm sensitive personal details to an unexpected caller. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Speech recognition, voice quality and latency benchmarks usually run on clean audio over direct connections, while a real caller reaches the agent over a local carrier, through a mobile codec and from a noisy street. — Satish Barot, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for caller

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Noun

The visitor and the service member trained together, such as at boot camp.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Having lost both his friend and his horn, Norden is in shock and sunk in grief, while the human visitors walk right past him, laughing and chattering away.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of visitor

Noun

During the conversation, the comedian and award-winning podcaster shared that there was one specific guest who left her in awe.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2026
On some evenings, Willie and Sue will join their guests around the campfire for a sundowner or two.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of guest

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