Wt/sco/caller

English

Etymology

Agent noun of call.

Pronunciation

• Template:Wt/sco/A IPA⁽⁾: /ˈkɔːlə/, X-SAMPA: /"kO:l@/
• Template:Wt/sco/A IPA⁽⁾: /ˈkɔːlɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"kO:l@`/

Noun

caller (plural Wt/sco/callers)

1. The person who made a telephone call.

   I've got someone on the line

   Who's the caller?

2. A visitor.
3. Template:Wt/sco/Bingo The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
4. Template:Wt/sco/Computing The function that calls another (the callee).

Anagrams

• acellr
• cellar
• recall

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Scots

Etymology

Alteration of calver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlər/

Adjective

Wt/sco/caller (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

1. Fresh (of food, especially fish).

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