Caller

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈkɔːlÉ™/
• GenAm IPA: /ˈkÉ”lÉš/
• cot-caught IPA: /ˈkÉ‘lÉš/
• Rhymes: -ɔːlÉ™(r)
• Homophones: collar some accents

Origin

Agent noun of call.

Full definition of caller

Noun

1. The person who made a telephone call.- I've got someone on the line.- Who's the caller?
2. A visitor.a gentleman caller
3. (bingo) The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
4. (computing, programming) The function that calls another (the callee).
5. A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.

Derived terms

• caller ID

Anagrams

• cellar
• recall