caller

/ˈkɔːlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɔːlər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkä-lər/ (ame, mw)

caller — 名詞

1. the person at the other end of a telephone line — the one who has dialled a numb

1.名詞B1
釋義

來電者

撥打電話的那一方

the person at the other end of a telephone line — the one who has dialled a number, rather than the one who picks up.

例句

Aiko told the caller to ring back after lunch.

Aiko 請來電者午餐後再打過來。

tell + the caller + to-infinitive

Our screen lights up when an unknown caller is on the line.

當有不明來電者時，我們的螢幕會亮起。

collocation: unknown caller

同義詞
  • phoner

    informal, mainly British

  • dialer

    American spelling; less common in conversation

反義詞

文法句型

the caller (subject)

an unknown caller

用法筆記

Refers to the person who started the call. The person who answers is usually called 'the recipient' or simply 'the person who picked up'.

常見錯誤

❌I phoned home, so I was the caller's mother.
✅I phoned home, so my mother was the one I called.
💡the caller is the one who dials, not the one who answers.

2. someone who comes to the door of a house, office, or shop for a short visit — of

2.名詞B2
釋義

登門訪客

短暫到府上拜訪的人

someone who comes to the door of a house, office, or shop for a short visit — often briefly, on business or to deliver something.

例句

Mrs Patel asked the housekeeper to send the caller through to the study.

Patel 太太請管家把這位登門訪客帶進書房。

send the caller through — formal household register

We had three callers at the door before breakfast on Sunday.

週日早餐前，我們家門口就來了三位登門訪客。

callers at the door + time frame

同義詞
  • visitor

    neutral and modern; the everyday choice

  • guest

    implies invitation and longer stay

文法句型

have + a caller

a caller at the door

用法筆記

Slightly old-fashioned and formal compared with 'visitor'. Common in British novels, vicarages, and formal household contexts; rare in everyday modern speech.

常見錯誤

❌The museum had two thousand callers last weekend.
✅The museum had two thousand visitors last weekend.
💡for tourists or sightseers, use 'visitors', not 'callers'.

3. the person at a square dance, barn dance, or similar folk event whose job is to

3.名詞C1
釋義

舞步指揮

民俗舞會中喊出舞步的人

the person at a square dance, barn dance, or similar folk event whose job is to shout out each move in time with the music so that the dancers know what to do next.

例句

Priya followed the caller as she shouted 'swing your partner' across the barn.

Priya 跟著舞步指揮的口令走，她在穀倉裡大喊「轉一下你的舞伴」。

caller + shouted instruction in quotes

A cheerful caller stood on the small stage with a microphone in one hand.

一位開朗的舞步指揮站在小舞台上，手裡拿著麥克風。

scene-setting: stage + microphone

同義詞
  • prompter

    broader; can name anyone who calls out cues

文法句型

the caller + leads / shouts / signals

用法筆記

Specific to traditional folk dance contexts (square dance, contra dance, barn dance). Outside those scenes the word will not be understood without explanation.

常見錯誤

❌The dance teacher was the caller of our ballet class.
✅The dance teacher led our ballet class.
💡'caller' is only for folk-dance shouters, not for any dance instructor.

4. the person running a bingo session, whose job is to draw each numbered ball at r

4.名詞C1
釋義

賓果報號員

賓果遊戲中念出號碼的人

the person running a bingo session, whose job is to draw each numbered ball at random and announce the number aloud so players can mark it on their cards.

例句

Granny Hana waited eagerly as the caller read out 'two fat ladies, eighty-eight'.

Hana 阿嬤滿心期待地等著賓果報號員念出「兩個胖女人，八十八」。

caller + read out + bingo phrase

The caller paused for a moment so the older players could check their cards.

賓果報號員停頓了一下，好讓年長的玩家有時間核對卡片。

caller + paused — pacing the game

同義詞

文法句型

the caller + reads / announces / picks

用法筆記

Specific to bingo and similar number-draw games. In American English the same role is also called the 'bingo announcer'.

常見錯誤

❌The lottery caller pulled the winning ticket on TV.
✅The lottery host pulled the winning ticket on TV.
💡for lotteries and TV shows use 'host' or 'announcer'; 'caller' is fixed to bingo-style games.

5. a bird, frog, or other creature that produces a loud, high-pitched cry — usually

5.名詞C2
釋義

鳴叫的動物

會發出響亮叫聲的鳥獸

a bird, frog, or other creature that produces a loud, high-pitched cry — usually to warn other animals, mark territory, or attract a mate.

例句

The little tree frog is the noisiest caller in the rainforest at dusk.

小樹蛙是雨林裡黃昏時最吵的鳴叫動物。

noisiest caller + habitat detail

Rohan recorded several dawn callers from his tent in the forest.

Rohan 從森林裡的帳篷錄下幾隻清晨鳴叫的鳥。

dawn callers — collocation for early-morning birds

同義詞
  • vocaliser

    scientific term used in animal-behaviour studies

文法句型

a loud / persistent / dawn caller

用法筆記

Mostly used in nature writing, field biology, and bird-watching guides. In ordinary speech people say 'a noisy bird' or 'a loud frog' instead.

常見錯誤

❌A baby crying in the night is the loudest caller in our house.
✅A baby crying in the night is the loudest noise in our house.
💡this animal sense is not used jokingly for humans; pick a noun like 'noise' or 'crier'.

caller — 形容詞