caller

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adjective

cal·​ler ˈkä-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
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Scotland : fresh
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Scotland : cool

caller

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noun

call·​er ˈkȯ-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
: one that calls

Examples of caller in a Sentence

Noun The police have received information from an anonymous caller. She's had several callers at her house in the past few days.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The caller in September told DCFS the boy appeared malnourished. Molly Parker, ProPublica, 5 June 2024 Farrar pointed to the 911 caller recognizing Bodden, the sergeant’s familiarity in the radio communications, and that the store had banned him. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2024 Officers were called just before 7 p.m. to the 3400 block of 33rd Street, four blocks south of McClatchy Park, after a caller reported a person had been shot in a residential area. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024 Defense lawyers presented evidence that Cohen actually made the call to complain to Trump's bodyguard about a teenage prank caller. Cohen, who remained calm during his time on the stand, stood by his testimony and said the bodyguard gave the phone to Trump. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for caller 

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English (Scots) callour

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of caller was in the 14th century

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“Caller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caller. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

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