caller
English
/ˈkɔːlə/, /ˈkɔlɚ/, /ˈkɑlɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (telephony) The person who makes a telephone call.
- A visitor.
- (bingo) The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
- (programming) A function that calls another (the callee).
- A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.
- (dance) The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English callar suffix from English call.
Origin
English
call
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercall English
- becall English
- bird English
- birdcall English
- birdcaller English
- call English
- callability English
- callable English
- callback English
- callboard English
- callbook English
- callboy English
- callee English
- callest English
- calleth English
- callgirl English
- calling English
- callout English
- callset English
- callsign English
- calltip English
- catcall English
- countercall English
- downcall English
- firecall English
- forecall English
- ghost call English
- insta-call English
- midcall English
- miscall English
- noncall English
- overcall English
- photocall English
- re-call English
- recall English
- robocall English
- robocaller English
- telecall English
- upcall English
- videocall English
- whatchacallit English
- withcall English
- callar Middle English
- callen Middle English
- callán Irish
- call機 Chinese
- kòl Papiamentu
- kolim Tok Pisin
- bird
- call
- becall
- callee
- upcall
- recall
- re-call
- calltip
- midcall
- noncall
- miscall
- calling
- callout
- callest
- catcall
- calleth
- callboy
- callset
- downcall
- birdcall
- callgirl
- callable
- forecall
- overcall
- withcall
- firecall
- telecall
- callsign
- callbook
- callback
- robocall
- videocall
- callboard
- aftercall
- photocall
- robocaller
- birdcaller
- insta-call
- ghost call
- callability
- countercall
- whatchacallit