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Caller

//ˈkɔːlə// noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    fresh wordnet
  2. 2
    providing coolness wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The person who makes a telephone call.

    "―I’ve got someone on the line. ―Who’s the caller?"

  2. 2
    a social or business visitor wordnet
  3. 3
    A visitor.

    "a gentleman caller"

  4. 4
    the person initiating a telephone call wordnet
  5. 5
    The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
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  1. 6
    the person who convenes a meeting wordnet
  2. 7
    A function that calls another (the callee).

    "If the called function throws an exception, the caller should be prepared to handle the error."

  3. 8
    someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice wordnet
  4. 9
    A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.
  5. 10
    a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance wordnet
  6. 11
    The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.
  7. 12
    the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands wordnet
  8. 13
    an investor who buys a call option wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.

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