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caller

caller

127 4.0
A person who calls out instructions at events like dances
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːlər/
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  • Let's see what our first caller has to say.

Examples

  • And our first caller of today is from Cappahayden.

  • Are you ready for your next caller?

  • Caller two, what do you got for me?

  • Ladies and gentlemen, this is Arnold Rowe, your caller for the fourth race.

  • Let's take some more callers.

  • At the dance, the caller led the group in synchronized movements to keep everyone in step.

  • During the event, the caller announced the winners of the contests, keeping the audience engaged.

  • As the caller for the charity auction, she excitedly directed the flow of the bidding process.

Synonyms

hailer
vscaller
3 6.1

A person or device that calls out loudly to get attention from far away

directs or announces to manage people rather than merely attract attention
convener
vscaller
1 5.7

A person who sets up meetings and asks people to come

focuses on announcing or directing rather than organizing and summoning
caller-out
vscaller
  • Jargon
9.0

A person who calls the steps in a dance like a square dance

is used more widely for directing people in meetings and other contexts
convocant
vscaller
  • Formal
9.9

A person who calls others to a meeting

is a general announcer or director rather than someone who summons

Compounds

20 3.0

A service or device that shows the phone number and sometimes the name of an incoming call

A person who calls a radio or TV show for the first time

signal caller
  • Jargon
2 7.4

A player who leads the team's offense by calling plays, usually the quarterback

caller-out
  • Jargon
9.0

A person who calls the steps in a dance like a square dance

How Public

master of ceremonies
  • Formal
6 4.2
announcer
725 2.6
caller
127 4.0
participant
295 2.4

Surface Forms

caller singular
callers plural

Morphology

caller = call (transparent) = call + er

This is a regular agent noun meaning a person who calls out or announces.

Etymology

Caller comes from the verb call, from an old word meaning 'to cry out'. So a caller is someone who loudly announces or directs others, like at a meeting or dance.