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callers

n. plural-only
B1 Intermediate US //ˈkɔɫɝz// UK //kˈɔːləz// call·ers

n. people who make a phone call or visit a place. You often hear this word when someone is talking about people calling a radio station or a help center.

n. people who initiate a telephone conversation or pay a brief visit to a location.


SIMPLE

The radio host takes several callers every hour.

CONTEXTUAL

The customer service line was so busy that many callers had to wait for over twenty minutes to speak with an agent.

COMPLEX

The switchboard operator was trained to handle distressed callers with empathy while simultaneously logging the technical details of their complaints for the engineering team.

Synonyms
Usage

The plural form of 'caller'; refers to a group of people performing the action of calling.

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