English noun: caller |
1. | caller (person) a social or business visitor |
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| Samples | The room was a mess because he hadn't expected company.
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| Synonyms | company |
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| Broader (hypernym) | visitant, visitor |
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2. | caller (person) an investor who buys a call option |
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| Broader (hypernym) | investor |
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3. | caller (person) the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands |
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| Broader (hypernym) | better, bettor, punter, wagerer |
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4. | caller (person) a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance |
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| Samples | You need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing.
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| Synonyms | caller-out |
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| Broader (hypernym) | announcer |
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5. | caller (person) someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice |
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| Samples | The callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner.
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| Broader (hypernym) | announcer |
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6. | caller (person) the person who convenes a meeting |
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| Samples | Who is the caller of this meeting?.
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| Broader (hypernym) | leader |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | convener |
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7. | caller (person) the person initiating a telephone call |
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| Samples | There were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone.
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| Synonyms | caller-up, phoner, telephoner |
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| Broader (hypernym) | speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer |
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