caller

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adjective

cal·​ler ˈkä-lər How to pronounce caller (audio)
1
Scotland : fresh
2
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.
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Noun
The caller said that a 15-year-old female had been shot and killed at the residence by her 15-year-old sibling, who was autistic and nonverbal, Dayton Police Major Brian Johns said at a press conference. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 2 May 2025 And use the company’s publicly available number, not the one the caller provides, which is probably illegitimate. Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025 The caller believed the pickup’s driver, later identified as Balaskovits, might be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025 The caller said the shot came from someone in an older model gray SUV. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caller

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 18 May. 2025.

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