"telephoner" meaning in All languages combined

See telephoner on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: telephoners [plural]
Etymology: telephone + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|telephone|er}} telephone + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} telephoner (plural telephoners)
  1. A person who telephones, especially one who does so for a commercial organization. Synonyms: caller
    Sense id: en-telephoner-en-noun-IDHNkTbh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1939 December, Railway Magazine, page 404",
          "text": "TO CALLERS AND TELEPHONERS\nConsequent on the war and the blackout regulations,\nas an emergency measure to assist the staff in getting\nhome before it is fully dark, our office hours (without a\nlunch interval), commencing Monday, November 20,\nand continuing until Saturday, February 10, 1940, will be :\nMondays to Fridays - 9 a.m. till 3.15 p.m.\nSaturdays - - 9 a.m. till 1 p.m.",
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