caller

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adjective

cal·​ler ˈkä-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
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Scotland : fresh
2
Scotland : cool

caller

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noun

call·​er ˈkȯ-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
: one that calls

Examples of caller in a Sentence

Noun The police have received information from an anonymous caller. She's had several callers at her house in the past few days.
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Noun
Now a digital voice run by artificial intelligence will go over the air only to those stations needed while the dispatcher remains in constant contact with the caller. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 One night after 10 p.m., Long (Hiep Tran Nghia) reluctantly agrees to chauffeur a desperate caller who promises to pay double. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025 Police responded to that home after a 911 caller reported that someone had come to their door reporting that her mother’s ex-boyfriend shot her mother and shot at her. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025 Scott’s been Linn’s caller for most of their competitive career. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caller

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English (Scots) callour

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of caller was in the 14th century

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“Caller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caller. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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