caller

Other forms: callers

Definitions of caller
  1. noun
    someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice
    “the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner”
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    announcer
    someone who proclaims a message publicly
  2. noun
    a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance
    “you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing”
    synonyms: caller-out
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    type of:
    announcer
    someone who proclaims a message publicly
  3. noun
    the person who convenes a meeting
    “who is the caller of this meeting?”
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    convener
    the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings
    type of:
    leader
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
  4. noun
    the person initiating a telephone call
    “there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone”
    synonyms: caller-up, phoner, telephoner
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    type of:
    speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer
    someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
  5. noun
    a social or business visitor
    synonyms: company
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    type of:
    visitant, visitor
    someone who visits
  6. noun
    the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands
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    type of:
    better, bettor, punter, wagerer
    someone who bets
  7. noun
    an investor who buys a call option
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    type of:
    investor
    someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
Definitions of caller
  1. adjective
    providing coolness
    “`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'”
    synonyms:
    cool
    neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
  2. adjective
    fresh
    “caller fish”
    synonyms:
    fresh
    recently made, produced, or harvested
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