# caller

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɔːlə/ · frequency rank #12,737

## Definitions
1. The person who makes a telephone call.
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).
5. A whistle or similar item used to call foxes.
6. The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.

## Etymology
From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **calls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-calls)
- **cater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-cater)
- **caper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-caper)
- **carer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-carer)
- **Cally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-cally)
- **career** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-career)
- **cancer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-cancer)
- **Carter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-carter)
- **collar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-collar)
- **cooler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-cooler)
- **cellar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-cellar)
- **cutler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-cutler)
- **Cullen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-cullen)
- **carver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-carver)
- **calves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-calves)
- **calmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-calmed)
- **camper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-camper)
- **Casper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-casper)
- **caster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-caster)
- **Callum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caller-vs-callum)

## Common misspellings (7)
`acller`, `calelr`, `caler`, `callerr`, `callre`, `ccaller`, `claler`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/caller