What is the meaning of caller?

noun

  • A social or business visitor.
    • usage: "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"
  • An investor who buys a call option.
  • The bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands.
  • A person who announces the changes of steps during a dance.
    • usage: "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing"
  • Someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice.
    • usage: "the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner"
  • The person who convenes a meeting.
    • usage: "who is the caller of this meeting"
  • The person initiating a telephone call.
    • usage: "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone"

adjective

  • Providing coolness.
    • usage: "a cooling breeze"; "`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'"
  • Fresh.
    • usage: "caller fish"
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