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caller
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun caller has 7 senses
- caller(n = noun.person) company - a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company" is a kind of visitant, visitor
- caller(n = noun.person) Array - an investor who buys a call option; Array is a kind of investor
- caller(n = noun.person) Array - the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands; Array is a kind of better, bettor, punter, wagerer
- caller(n = noun.person) caller-out - a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing" is a kind of announcer
- caller(n = noun.person) Array - someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice; "the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner" is a kind of announcer
- caller(n = noun.person) Array - the person who convenes a meeting; "who is the caller of this meeting?" is a kind of leader
- caller(n = noun.person) caller-up, phoner, telephoner - the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" is a kind of speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer
Derived form verb call6
Derived form verb call15
Derived form verb call16
Derived forms verb call25, verb call5
has particulars: convener
Derived form verb call7
Derived form verb call3
Adjective caller has 2 senses
CIDE DICTIONARY
caller, n.
One who calls. [1913 Webster]
caller, a.
- Cool; refreshing; fresh; as, a caller day; the caller air. Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
- Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
caller, n.
1 a person who calls, esp. one who pays a visit or makes a telephone call.
2 Austral. a racing commentator.
1 a person who calls, esp. one who pays a visit or makes a telephone call.
2 Austral. a racing commentator.
THESAURUS
caller
bellboy, bellhop, bellman, callboy, calling party, company, copyboy, errand boy, freeloader, frequenter, gate-crasher, guest, habitue, moocher, office boy, party, phoner, telephoner, uninvited guest, visitant, visitor
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