caller
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call·er 1
(kô′lər)n.
1. One that calls, especially a party placing a telephone call.
2. A person paying a short social visit.
3. A person who calls out numbers or directions, as at a bingo game or a square dance.
cal·ler 2
(kăl′ər)adj. Scots
1. Fresh.
2. Cool and refreshing.
[Middle English calour, alteration of calver.]
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caller
(ˈkɔːlə)n
1. a person or thing that calls, esp a person who makes a brief visit
2. (Horse Racing) Austral a racing commentator
caller
(ˈkælə) (ˈkælər; ˈkɒlər)adj
1. (of food, esp fish) fresh
2. cool: a caller breeze.
[C14: perhaps a Scottish variant of calver to prepare fresh salmon or trout in a certain way; perhaps from Old English calwer curds, from a fancied resemblance with the flaked flesh of the fish]
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call•er
(ˈkɔ lər)n.
one that calls.
[1400–50]
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Noun | 1. | caller - a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company" |
2. | caller - an investor who buys a call option investor - someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns | |
3. | caller - the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands | |
4. | caller - a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing" announcer - someone who proclaims a message publicly | |
5. | caller - someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice; "the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner" announcer - someone who proclaims a message publicly | |
6. | caller - the person who convenes a meeting; "who is the caller of this meeting?" leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others convener - the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings | |
7. | caller - the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" | |
Adj. | 1. | caller - providing coolness; "a cooling breeze"; "`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'" cool - neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" |
2. | caller - fresh; "caller fish" 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 fresh - recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" |
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Translations
منادِ ، زائر، مُهاتف
návštěvníktelefonující
besøgendeder ringer opperson
hívó
gestur
klicateljobiskovalec
telefon edenziyaretçi
caller
[ˈkɔːləʳ] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
caller
[ˈkɔːlər] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
caller
n
caller
:caller display (Telec) → Rufnummernanzeige f; → Anruferkennung f
caller ID
n (Telec) → Anruferkennung f; (of e-mails, text messages etc) → Absenderkennung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
caller
[ˈkɔːləʳ] n (visitor) → visitatore/trice (Telec) → persona che chiamahold the line, caller! → rimanga in linea, signore (or signora)!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
call
(koːl) verb1. to give a name to. My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends
2. to regard (something) as. I saw you turn that card over – I call that cheating.
3. to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc. Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.
4. to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc). They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.
5. to make a visit. I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.
6. to telephone. I'll call you at 6 p.m.
7. (in card games) to bid.
noun1. an exclamation or shout. a call for help.
2. the song of a bird. the call of a blackbird.
3. a (usually short) visit. The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.
4. the act of calling on the telephone. I've just had a call from the police.
5. (usually with the) attraction. the call of the sea.
6. a demand. There's less call for coachmen nowadays.
7. a need or reason. You've no call to say such things!
ˈcaller nounˈcalling noun
a trade or profession. Teaching is a worthwhile calling.
ˈcall-box noun a public telephone box.
call for1. to demand or require. This calls for quick action.
2. to collect. I'll call for you at eight o'clock.
call off to cancel. The party's been called off.
call on1. to visit. I'll call on him tomorrow.
2. to ask someone to speak at a meeting etc.
3. to ask someone publicly to something. We call on both sides to stop the fighting.
call up to telephone (someone). He called me up from the airport.
give (someone) a call to telephone (someone). I'll give you a call tomorrow.
on call keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency. Which of the doctors is on call tonight?
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