caller meaning and definition

CALLER noun

Definition of caller (noun)

1. a social or business visitor
   • "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: caller-up, phoner, telephoner

CALLER adjective

Definition of caller (adjective)

1. providing coolness
   • "a cooling breeze"; "`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'"
2. fresh
   • "caller fish"