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caller¹ Definition

caller (kôl′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that calls
  2. a person who makes a short visit

caller² Definition

cal·ler (kal′ər, kä′lər)

adjective

  1. fresh: said of food
  2. fresh and cool, as a breeze

Etymology: MScot, var. of ME caloure, calver, fresh (of fish) < ?

caller Synonyms

caller

n.

visitor, guest, visitant; see visitor. See syn. study at visitor.

caller Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • refer: The BSA refer callers to the nearest quality marked provider in their area.
  • deter: Members of the public can display these card at their properties to deter unwanted callers.
  • greet: Disconnect after greeting Callers who receive this greeting will have no messaging options.
  • authenticate: Provisions for authenticating the caller to service and vise versa.
  • advise: One message advises callers that their call will be answered within two minutes.

Adjective modifier

  • bogus: The third victim of bogus callers on February 8 was a 69 year old man living at Bucks Hill.
  • uninvited: Keep the chain on your door and never allow uninvited callers in to your home.
  • anonymous: In order to remain anonymous, callers sometimes prefer to ring us rather than use an organization in their locality.
  • genuine: Most people who knock on your door will be genuine callers.
  • obscene: In this case, if the obscene caller forwarded calls to your phone, the return would end up there.
  • malicious: Some malicious callers may want nothing more than to have a conversation.

Modifies a noun

  • id: However you may purchase separate caller ID units to link to your phone.
  • convenience: The Cellular Telephone and Internet Association ( CTIA ) must balance caller convenience against wireless subscribers ' inherent concerns over privacy.
  • identification: Company names list for caller identification; displays the name of the caller's company ( optional ).

Noun used with modifier

  • bingo: King of bingo callers defends his crown - 24/08/05 Log in to remember this page.
  • hoax: We have teamed up with local Police, Ambulance and mobile phone service providers, to cut hoax callers off at source.
  • doorstep: The team has been set up to protect people caught out by doorstep callers.
  • ceilidh: Fee Lock ceilidh caller in the ' English Ceilidh ' style.
  • gentleman: Out of the first round of gentlemen callers, I can only remember the bloke whose armpits reeked.
  • mystery: Debbie is convinced that Brad is her mystery caller, but she may have got her wires crossed.