caller

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Scots 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Agent noun of call.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɔːlə/, SAMPA: /"kO:l@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈkɔːlɚ/, SAMPA: /"kO:l@`/

  Rhymes: -ɔːlə(r)

[edit] Noun

caller (plural callers)

1. The person who made a telephone call.

   I've got someone on the line

   Who's the caller?

2. A visitor.
3. (bingo) The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
4. (computing, programming) The function that calls another (the callee).

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of acellr
• cellar
• recall

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Alteration of calver.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɑlər/

[edit] Adjective

caller (comparative mair caller, superlative maist caller)

1. Fresh (of food, especially fish).

   Wha'll buy my caller herrin’, / New drawn frae the Forth? (Caroline Oliphaunt, ‘Caller Herrin'’)