 caller |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a social or business visitor | |
| Synonyms: | company | |
| Examples: | "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company" |
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| Related terms: | visitor visit | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] providing coolness | |
| Synonyms: | cooling | |
| Examples: | "a cooling breeze" "`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'" |
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| Related terms: | cool | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands | |
| Related terms: | bettor bid | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the person who convenes a meeting | |
| Examples: | "who is the caller of this meeting?" |
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| Related terms: | leader convener call | |
| 5. | [ noun ] someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice | |
| Examples: | "the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner" |
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| Related terms: | announcer call | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (dance) a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance | |
| Synonyms: | caller-out | |
| Examples: | "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing" |
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| Related terms: | announcer call | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (Scottish) fresh | |
| Examples: | "caller fish" |
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| Related terms: | Scotland fresh | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (stock exchange) an investor who buys a call option | |
| Related terms: | investor | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the person initiating a telephone call | |
| Synonyms: | telephoner caller-up phoner | |
| Examples: | "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" |
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| Related terms: | speaker call | |
| Similar spelling: |
Callery Calero Callier Caylor calory calorie Culler Coller Callirhoe |
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