caller
- noun
- /ˈkɔːlər/
- Jargon
- Jack's in the big blind with two callers.
Examples
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-Not a shot caller.
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The other big hand at the table, I smooth call 5 with AK; he raises 20 and another caller.
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Caller #5:
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There were two callers; one guy had trip kings, the other guy, who I was worried about, had J6 of clubs.
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So I started losing. I go all in for 27 with 22s again, 5 callers, and wouldn't you know it.
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In the final round of the poker game, I became the last caller and revealed my cards to see if I won.
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During the high-stakes match, he was known as a skilled caller, often matching the bets of others.
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With three players remaining, each caller revealed their hands simultaneously to determine the winner.
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Caller comes from the verb call, which also means 'to match a bet' in card games, so a caller is the player who matches the bet and forces the final show of the hands.