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CALLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A social or business visitor
Example:
the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company
Synonyms:
caller; company
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("caller" is a kind of...):
visitant; visitor (someone who visits)
Derivation:
call (pay a brief visit)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The person initiating a telephone call
Example:
there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone
Synonyms:
caller; caller-up; phoner; telephoner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("caller" is a kind 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))
Derivation:
call (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The person who convenes a meeting
Example:
who is the caller of this meeting?
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("caller" is a kind of...):
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caller"):
convener (the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings)
Derivation:
call (call a meeting; invite or command to meet)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice
Example:
the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("caller" is a kind of...):
announcer (someone who proclaims a message publicly)
Derivation:
call (utter in a loud voice or announce)
call (order, request, or command to come)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A person who announces the changes of steps during a dance
Example:
you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing
Synonyms:
caller; caller-out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("caller" is a kind of...):
announcer (someone who proclaims a message publicly)
Derivation:
call (give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("caller" is a kind of...):
better; bettor; punter; wagerer (someone who bets)
Derivation:
call (make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands)
Sense 7
Meaning:
An investor who buys a call option
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("caller" is a kind of...):
investor (someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fresh
Example:
caller fish
Classified under:
Similar:
fresh (recently made, produced, or harvested)
Domain region:
Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Providing coolness
Example:
'caller' is a Scottish term as in 'a caller breeze'
Classified under:
Similar:
cool (neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat)
