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caller

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: caller

1
 n
someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice
2
 n
the person who convenes a meeting
3
 n
a social or business visitor
4
 n
the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands
5
 n
an investor who buys a call option
6
 adj
providing coolness
7
 adj
fresh
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: caller
1

n someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice

“the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner”
Type of:
announcer
someone who proclaims a message publicly

n a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance

“you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing”
Synonyms:
caller-out
Type of:
announcer
someone who proclaims a message publicly
2

n the person who convenes a meeting

“who is the caller of this meeting?”
Types:
convener
the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings
Type of:
leader
a person who rules or guides or inspires others

n the person initiating a telephone call

“there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone”
Synonyms:
caller-up, phoner, telephoner
Type of:
speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
3

n a social or business visitor

Synonyms:
company
Type of:
visitant, visitor
someone who visits
4

n the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands

Type of:
better, bettor, punter, wagerer
someone who bets
5

n an investor who buys a call option

Type of:
investor
someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
6

adj providing coolness

“`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'”
Synonyms
cool
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
7

adj fresh

“caller fish”
Synonyms
fresh
recently made, produced, or harvested
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