US /ˈkɔlɚ/ UK /ˈkɔːlə/
noun adj Freq #7690

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who makes a telephone call.

    There were so many callers that we unplugged the phone.

  2. 2
    noun

    A person who visits someone.

    She had an unexpected caller at the door this morning.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who makes a... phoner
Word family
Forms callers
Derived forms birdcallercop-callername-callerrobocaller

Etymology

From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.

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