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caller

/ˈkɔːlə/KAW-lur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈkɔlɚ/KAW-lur

Meaningone who calls

Common meaning: a person who calls or visits

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Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishcealliansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishcallensource
  3. Englishcall‘to cry out’
  4. Englishformed in English from callcaller‘a person who calls or visits’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from call + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CALL, p.89 · scan

Source words

  • ceallian Old English · source word “to shout aloud”

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