caller (n.)

  1. a social or business visitor; the room was a mess because he hadnt expected company

    [ Syn: company ]

  2. an investor who buys a call option

  3. the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands

  4. a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing

    [ Syn: caller-out ]

  5. someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice; the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner'

  6. the person who convenes a meeting; who is the caller of this meeting?'

  7. the person initiating a telephone call; there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone

    [ Syn: caller-up , phoner , telephoner ]

    caller (adj.)

  1. providing coolness; a cooling breeze; `caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze''

  2. fresh; caller fish'

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