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Definition of Caller-up

1. Noun. The person initiating a telephone call. "There were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caller-up

Literary usage of Caller-up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theirs Were But Human Hearts: A Local History of Three Thameside Parishes by Brian Brenchley Wheals (1984)
"'Caller- up' was as reliable as a clock. "Now then Joseph "he would call to the baker, and his calls varied for each of his customers but always he shouted ..."

2. The Bookman (1903)
"... becomes a symbol in the great memory, and in the hands of him who hath the Secret, it is a worker of wonders, a caller-up of angels or of devils. ..."

3. The Electrical Engineer (1893)
"One of these extended to nine minutes, thus costing the caller-up 9s. By an arrangement just entered into with the National Telephone Company there are to ..."

4. The Land of Cockayne: A Novel by Matilde Serao (1901)
"A slightly agonized expression went over the caller-up of spirits' face. Once more looking round the company, he only saw hard, anxious faces, determined on ..."

5. English Synonyms Explained & Illustrated: Explained and Illustrated by J. H. A. Günther (1904)
"There is, it seems, a professional caller-up in the-building, who raps at doors at appointed hours in ..."

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