caller
//ˈkɔːlə//
informalForms
- Plural
- callers
Definitions
1.The person who makes a telephone call.
- 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.
3.The person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers.
4.A function that calls another (the callee).
- If the called function throws an exception, the caller should be prepared to handle the error.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3982
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.