"miscaller" meaning in English

See miscaller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-miscaller.wav Forms: miscallers [plural]
Etymology: From miscall + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|miscall|er}} miscall + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} miscaller (plural miscallers)
  1. One who calls something by the wrong name.
    Sense id: en-miscaller-en-noun-qqswaelQ
  2. (poker) One who makes an incorrect call. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-miscaller-en-noun-hlh3nstO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Topics: card-games, poker

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