单词 | caller |
释义 | callercall‧er /ˈkɔːlə $ ˈkɒːlər/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is making a telephone call► caller Collocations someone who is making a telephone call - used especially by people who work with telephones: · Did the caller leave a number?· Hold on please, I have an overseas call for you. Go ahead, caller. someone who visits someone else► visitor · We have nowhere for visitors to sleep at the moment as the spare room is being decorated.· Colette offered her visitor a glass of wine.· I've been asked to show some important visitors round the department. ► guest someone who you have invited to visit you at your home: · You're not supposed to do the dishes -- you're a guest.· Among the guests was the television presenter Jo Everton.· She felt she had to stay in and entertain her guests.have a guest: · We had a couple of guests for the weekend. ► caller especially British someone who you do not know who visits you at home for a short time: · I don't seem to have many callers these days.· When answering the door, always check the identity of callers. ► have company/visitors/guests if you have company , visitors etc someone is visiting you in your home: · I didn't realise you had company, I'll call back tomorrow.· There's a surprise waiting for you at home - we have unexpected guests. WORD SETS► Telephone/Telegraphanswer, nounanswering machine, nounarea code, nounbeeper, nounbleep, verbbleeper, nounbusy, adjectivecable, nouncable, verbcall box, nouncaller, nounCATV, cell, nouncellphone, nouncellular phone, nounchat line, nouncode, nounconference call, nounconferencing, nounconnect, verbcradle, nouncrossed, adjectivedead, adjectivedial, noundial, verbdialling code, noundialling tone, noundial tone, noundirectory enquiries, noundisconnect, verbearpiece, nounECN, nounEntryphone, nounex-directory, adjectiveext., extension, nounfacsimile, nounFreephone, nounGSM, nounhelpline, nounhotline, nounhousephone, nounline, nounlocal call, nounmayday, nounmobile, nounmobile phone, nounMorse code, nounmouthpiece, nounnumber, nounon, prepositionoperator, nounpay phone, nounphone book, nounphone booth, nounphone box, nounphonecard, nounradio-telephone, nounreceiver, nounredial, verbring, verbscrambler, nounsecond-generation, adjectiveSOS, nounswitchboard, nountelecottage, nountelegram, nountelegraph, nountelegraph, verbtelegrapher, nountelegraphist, nountelegraph pole, nountelemarketing, nountelematics, nountelephone, nountelephone, verbtelephone book, nountelephone box, nountelephone call, nountelephone directory, nountelephone exchange, nountelephone number, nountelephone pole, nountelephonist, nounteleprinter, nounteletypewriter, nountelex, nounthird-generation, adjectivethrough, prepositiontoll-free, adverbTouch-Tone phone, nountrace, nountriple play, nountrunk call, noununlisted, adjectiveutility pole, nounvideophone, nounvoice mail, nounWi-Fi, nounwire, nounwire, verbwireless internet, wiretapping, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► anonymous 1someone making a telephone call: ‘Could you hold for one moment?’ he asked the caller.2 old-fashioned someone who visits your house· It was important to me not to be silenced by the fear the anonymous caller invoked.· Now she was trying to scare Liz away for whatever warped reason an anonymous caller might have. VERB► give· Always give the caller ample time to explain the reason for the call.· Always give the caller your undivided attention. |
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