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caller

noun
/ˈkɔː.lə/UK/ˈkɔ.lɚ/US/ˈkɑ.lɚ/

Etymology

From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.

  1. inherited from callar

Definitions

  1. The person who makes a telephone call.

    • ―I’ve got someone on the line. ―Who’s the caller?
    • Thaler was arrested in Orono last May when a caller reported that the car she was driving had a shattered rear window and a blown-out tire.

  2. A visitor.

    • a gentleman caller

  3. The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A function that calls another (the callee).

      • If the called function throws an exception, the caller should be prepared to handle the error.

    2. A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.

    3. The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square…

      The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at caller. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01caller02hall03mansion04apartment05suite06attendants07attendant

A definitional loop anchored at caller. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at caller

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA