caller
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caller
- /ˈkɔːlə/ UK
- /ˈkoːlə/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /ˈkɔ.lɚ/ US
- /ˈkɑ.lɚ/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈkɔləɾ/ Scotland
Sounds like collar (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.
noun callers
- The person who makes a telephone call. ―I’ve got someone on the line. ―Who’s the caller?
- A visitor. a gentleman caller
- The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
- A function that calls another (the callee). If the called function throws an exception, the caller should be prepared to handle the error.
- A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.
- The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: telephoner, phoner, company, fresh, cool, cooling, callout, call, dialer, phone, id, bookmark, champ, subscriber, audience, marker
Translations
Talk about this word "caller." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caller. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caller. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caller "caller." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caller.Cite this
@misc{caller_2026,
title = {caller},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caller},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
