caller
- noun
- /ˈkɔːlər/
- Let's see what our first caller has to say.
Examples
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And our first caller of today is from Cappahayden.
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Are you ready for your next caller?
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Caller two, what do you got for me?
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is Arnold Rowe, your caller for the fourth race.
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Let's take some more callers.
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At the dance, the caller led the group in synchronized movements to keep everyone in step.
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During the event, the caller announced the winners of the contests, keeping the audience engaged.
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As the caller for the charity auction, she excitedly directed the flow of the bidding process.
Synonyms
A person or device that calls out loudly to get attention from far away
A person who sets up meetings and asks people to come
A person who calls the steps in a dance like a square dance
A person who calls others to a meeting
Compounds
A service or device that shows the phone number and sometimes the name of an incoming call
- Jargon
A player who leads the team's offense by calling plays, usually the quarterback
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.