caller
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
caller
adj 1: providing coolness; "a cooling breeze"; "`caller' is a
Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'"
2: fresh; "caller fish"
n 1: a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because
he hadn't expected company" [syn: {caller}, {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}, {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}, {caller-up}, {phoner}, {telephoner}]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "caller":
bellboy, bellhop, bellman, callboy, calling party, company,
copyboy, errand boy, freeloader, frequenter, gate-crasher, guest,
habitue, moocher, office boy, party, phoner, telephoner,
uninvited guest, visitant, visitor
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