caller¹ Definition
caller (kôl′ər)
noun
- a person or thing that calls
- a person who makes a short visit
caller² Definition
cal·ler (kal′ər, kä′lər)
adjective
- fresh: said of food
- fresh and cool, as a breeze
Etymology: MScot, var. of ME caloure, calver, fresh (of fish) < ?
caller Synonyms
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.
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