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caller

[kaw-ler] / ˈkɔ lər /
NOUN
visitor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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From the invention of the answering machine to caller ID, Hall said people “really enjoy” having the ability to control when, and whether, they answer the phone.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

We also know they were later released on bail, and the BBC understands that one of the men was the first 999 caller.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

It was punctuated by an automatic voice saying the caller was a prisoner, which is usual practice for calls from Iranian prisons.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

She insisted she hadn’t given the caller any information — but when I asked what the person had actually said, she couldn’t remember.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The judge pointed him to the serving buffet and apol-ogized to her caller.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

Johnson recommended that beneficiaries be careful to guard against unsolicited callers claiming to be from insurers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

He told the callers Kimberly could swing by home for a debit card, then hit an ATM.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

This week extra clinical staff have been deployed to support the call handlers and offer advice to callers.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Coleman explained that when answering the phones, the first step is often correcting the way callers think.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

The cards announced a miraculous new cure for feline leukemia, and the callers identified themselves as representatives from Cat Fancy magazine.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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