caller
part of speech
noun (caller, callers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A caller is a person who makes a telephone call. tree →
2) A caller is someone who visits a house for a short time. tree →
3) In some games and dances, the caller is the person who calls out numbers or steps, as in bingo or a barn dance. tree →
sense in the lessons
Everyday life and safety: «caller ID» shows who is phoning; children learn not to give personal details to unknown callers, not to say they are home alone, and to tell an adult about strange calls; at the door, do not let a caller in unless a grown-up says it is OK. In events: a bingo caller reads out numbers (maths: number recognition), a square-dance caller tells dancers the moves. Phrases: caller ID, unknown caller, the caller said, a bingo caller.
examples
- The caller asked to speak to my dad. tree →
- Caller ID showed it was Grandma. tree →
- Don't give your address to an unknown caller. tree →
- We had a caller at the door selling cleaning products. tree →
- The bingo caller shouted «two little ducks, twenty-two». tree →
- The caller at the barn dance told us when to swing our partners. tree →
note
Countable: callers. From «call» + «-er». In emergency calls, you are «the caller», and the operator will ask you questions — stay calm and answer clearly.
In the corpora
- You never tell a caller or a stranger at the door that you are alone.
- You never tell a caller you do not know that you are home alone, and you never give your address.
- Unknown callers could be scammers, so a parent answers or the call is ignored.
- Never give a caller a bank card number; a call saying you have won a prize and asking for one is a scam.
- In games like red light green light or Simon says you follow the caller and accept being out.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «caller» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.