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dialer.

A person or device that dials, as using a telephone.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdaɪələ(ɹ)/UK/ˈdaɪ(ə)lɚ/US
  1. A person or device that dials, as using a telephone.

    He treated his assistant as a voice-operated dialer.
  2. A mining surveyor.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin diālis Middle French dyalbor. Middle English diall English dial Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dialer From dial + -er.

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