Dictionary definition · caller
noun
- a social or business visitor"the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"
- an investor who buys a call option
- the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands
- a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance"you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing"
- someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice"the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner"
- the person who convenes a meeting"who is the caller of this meeting?"
- the person initiating a telephone call"there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone"
adjective
- providing coolness"‘caller’ is a Scottish term as in ‘a caller breeze’"
- fresh"caller fish"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).