# long-time listener, first-time caller

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/long-time-listener-first-time-caller
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

A person who contacts the host of a radio program, or (by extension) the owner of a website etc., for the first time, having listened or followed for a significant period.

## Examples

- I am a long-time listener, first-time caller.
- The host smiled when the guest said, I am a long-time listener, first-time caller, and I have a question about your latest episode.
- After years of following the podcast in silence, she finally gathered the courage to reach out, introducing herself as a long-time listener, first-time caller.

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