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caller

1

[ kaw-ler ]

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.


caller

2

[ kal-er, kah-ler ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.
  1. (of fruit, fish, vegetables, etc.) fresh; recently picked or caught.

caller

1

/ ˈkɔːlə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that calls, esp a person who makes a brief visit
  2. a racing commentator


caller

2

/ ˈkɒlər; ˈkælə; ˈkælər /

adjective

  1. (of food, esp fish) fresh
  2. cool

    a caller breeze

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Word History and Origins

Origin of caller1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English. See call, -er 1

Origin of caller2

1325–75; Middle English, north. variant of calver fresh, alive (said of fish) < ?

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Word History and Origins

Origin of caller1

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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Synonym Study

See visitor.

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Example Sentences

Should the caller have the temerity to ask where they were, the phone call would be quietly ended.

Caller: “He has a gray, gray coat with black sleeves and gray pants on.”

So what piece could have so passionately enraged this caller that I was marked for death?

The caller mentioned my work, which focused primarily on consumer products, mobile apps, emerging start-ups, and web trends.

Your first telephoned rape and death threat from a strange caller.

Never keep a caller waiting whilst you make an elaborate toilette.

A caller at the home of Mlle. Cormon, and afterwards at that of M. du Bousquier, who married "the old maid."

Having escorted his illustrious caller to the outer door, he took his leave with a respectful bow.

The caller hauled a plug of tobacco from his pocket, gnawed off a chew, and began slow wagging of his jaws.

The caller pointed to the dim bulk of a small island which the cove held between the bold jaws of its headland.

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