Hypertext Webster Gateway: "caller"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Caller \Cal"ler\, a. [Scot.]
1. Cool; refreshing; fresh; as, a caller day; the caller air.
--Jamieson.
2. Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Caller \Call"er\, n.
One who calls.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
caller
adj 1: providing coolness; "a cooling breeze"; "`caller' is a
Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'" [syn: {cooling}]
2: (Scottish) fresh; "caller fish"
n 1: a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because
he hadn't expected company" [syn: {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-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-up}, {phoner}, {telephoner}]
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