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dialer

dialer

1 3.7
A person who calls many phone numbers as their job or a machine that calls numbers by itself
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪlər/
  • US
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  • With the new dialer, she was able to automate calling numerous leads quickly.
  • auto-dialer
  • automatic dialer

Someone else would pay for the dialer list cold callers.

Examples

  • She had four listing appointments on one session on the dialer just with a really simple script.

  • Someone else would pay for the dialer list cold callers.

  • And still companies use random dialers and they just keep calling numbers one after the next.

  • It's fairly well known that surveys that use automatic dialers have the lowest response rates and are barred from calling mobile phones.

    Blog text (27)
  • She raced through the house, looked inside every room, looked in her son Nathan's room, where he was sound asleep; then she ran to the kitchen phone and hit the automatic dialer for Manny Truewater.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The salesperson used a dialer to contact hundreds of potential clients every day.

  • After setting up the dialer, the company greatly increased its outreach to customers.

Synonyms

caller
vsdialer
1.0

A person who makes a phone call

is more specific to people who call for work and to automated devices
telemarketer
vsdialer
26 3.6

A person or machine that calls people to sell things

is broader, covering people or devices that call for many purposes not only selling
phoner
vsdialer
  • US
4 7.2

A person who makes phone calls to sell things or ask people questions

also covers devices that make calls automatically as well as people
autodialer
vsdialer
  • Specialized
2 6.4

A device or computer program that calls many phone numbers automatically for reminders and sales

also describes a person or device that makes phone calls generally
autodial
vsdialer
  • Specialized
6.0

A machine or program that calls phone numbers automatically

also covers people who make phone calls as part of their job

Surface Forms

dialer singular
dialers plural

Morphology

dialer = dial (transparent) = dial + er

Agent/instrument noun formation from the verb 'dial' is regular and transparent for learners.

Etymology

Dialer for a person or machine comes from the same root dial, the round, numbered plate on old phones that you turned or pressed. So a dialer is someone who 'dials' numbers by hand or a device that automatically makes the calls.