caller
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adjective Scot. and North England.
1.
(of fruit, fish, vegetables, etc.) fresh; recently picked or caught.
2.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English, north. variant of calver fresh, alive (said of fish) < ?
1325–75; Middle English, north. variant of calver fresh, alive (said of fish) < ?
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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World English Dictionary
caller1 (ˈkɔːlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that calls, esp a person who makes a brief visit |
| 2. | (Austral) a racing commentator |
| caller2 (ˈkælə, Scottish ˈkælər, ˈkɒlər) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of food, esp fish) fresh |
| 2. | cool: a caller breeze |
| [C14: perhaps a Scottish variant of calver to prepare fresh salmon or trout in a certain way; perhaps from Old English calwer curds, from a fancied resemblance with the flaked flesh of the fish] | |
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Word Origin & History
caller
c.1500, "one who proclaims," from call. Meaning "one who announces step changes at a dance" is recorded from 1882; "one who places a telephone call," 1898. Meaning "a social visitor" is attested from 1786.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Music exists in terms of ring tones and caller ring back tones and not full music downloads.
Authorities have a name and number and are trying to track down the caller.
One of his advanced-stage leukemia patients had low levels of electrolytes and compromised kidney function, the caller reported.
That, of course, is why the mystery caller wanted to chat.
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