caller

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the person who convenes a meeting

   who is the caller of this meeting?

2. 2
   noun

   someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice

   the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner

3. 3
   noun

   a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance

   you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing

4. 4
   adj

   fresh

   caller fish

5. 5
   noun

   the person initiating a telephone call

   There were so many callers that we finally disconnected the telephone.

6. 6
   noun

   The person who makes a telephone call.

   ―I’ve got someone on the line. ―Who’s the caller?

7. 7
   noun

   A visitor.

   a gentleman caller

8. 8
   noun

   A function that calls another (the callee).

   If the called function throws an exception, the caller should be prepared to handle the error.

Etymology

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