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caller.

The person who makes a telephone call.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔːlə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkoːlə/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ˈkɔ.lɚ//ˈkɑ.lɚ/cot-caught-merger
  1. The person who makes a telephone call.

    ―I’ve got someone on the line. ―Who’s the caller?
  2. A visitor.

    a gentleman caller
  3. The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.

  4. A function that calls another (the callee).

    If the called function throws an exception, the caller should be prepared to handle the error.
  5. A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.

  6. The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.