CALLER

caller

(adjective) fresh; “caller fish”

caller

(adjective) providing coolness; “a cooling breeze”; “‘caller’ is a Scottish term as in ‘a caller breeze’”

caller, company

(noun) a social or business visitor; “the room was a mess because he hadn’t expected company”

caller, caller-up, phoner, telephoner

(noun) the person initiating a telephone call; “there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone”

caller

(noun) the person who convenes a meeting; “who is the caller of this meeting?”

caller

(noun) someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice; “the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner”

caller, caller-out

(noun) a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; “you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing”

caller

(noun) the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands

caller

(noun) an investor who buys a call option

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

caller (plural callers)

(telephony) The person who makes a telephone call.

A visitor.

(bingo) The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.

(programming) A function that calls another (the callee).

A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.

(dance) The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.

Anagrams

• cellar, re-call, recall

Source: Wiktionary


Call"er, n.

Definition: One who calls.

Cal"ler, a. [Scot.]

1. Cool; refreshing; fresh; as, a caller day; the caller air. Jamieson.

2. Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

28 March 2024

HUDDLED

(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins