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caller

• 1 n. a hunter skilled in luring game with a call (def. 1b).

  See also: call ((n.)) (def. 1b)  moose-caller  

  • 1866  The caller . . . retires . . . to the rear of the sportsmen [moose hunting]. . . .
  • 1955  . . . one day . . . an incident happened which was to result in considerable fame to himself as a "caller" of deer.

• 2 n. a device for making such a call, especially a bark horn.

  See also: call ((n.)) (def. 1a)  moose-call (def. 2)  

  • 1872  Suddenly the Indian pointing with his "caller" towards the end of the barrons, ejaculated in a low voice. . . .

• 3 n. a person who chants or calls out the changes or movements for square dances.

  See also: caller-off  

  • 1912  (1914)  The little school filled with dancers, the single fiddler forming the only orchestra, and the caller--in this case a half-breed--shouting out the dance at the far end of the room.
  • 1961  The caller would start off with "Allemande left and the corners all" and the shanty rocked to the tune of "Irish Washerwoman," "Cork Boots" and "Give Her a Calabogie."