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caller

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call⋅er

1  [kaw-ler]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that calls.
2. a person who makes a short visit.
3. Dance. a person who directs the movements of dancers, as at a hoedown or square dance, by calling out the successive figures as the music plays.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME. See call, -er 1

Synonyms:
2. See visitor.

cal⋅ler

2  [kal-er, kah-ler]
–adjective Scot. and North England.
1. (of fruit, fish, vegetables, etc.) fresh; recently picked or caught.
2. refreshing.
Origin:
1325–75; ME, north. var. of calver fresh, alive (said of fish) < ?
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call·er 1   (kô'lər)   
n.  

  1. One that calls, especially a party placing a telephone call.

  2. A person paying a short social visit.

  3. A person who calls out numbers or directions, as at a bingo game or a square dance.

cal·ler 2   (kāl'ər)   
adj.   Scots

  1. Fresh.

  2. Cool and refreshing.


[Middle English calour, alteration of calver.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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