"phoner" meaning in English

See phoner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: phoners [plural]
Etymology: phone + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phone|er}} phone + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} phoner (plural phoners)
  1. One who phones. Synonyms (one who phones): caller, telephoner
    Sense id: en-phoner-en-noun-H74Z-hTB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'one who phones': 98 2
  2. (informal) A broadcast interview conducted by telephone. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-phoner-en-noun-1-bAuIoh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stage-phoner

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for phoner meaning in English (1.6kB)

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        {
          "ref": "2007 February 15, David Pogue, “Freedom for Prisoners of Voice Mail”, in New York Times",
          "text": "The company plans to offer better deals for frequent phoners — including an unlimited plan — in the coming months.",
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        "(informal) A broadcast interview conducted by telephone."
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      "sense": "one who phones",
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    },
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      "sense": "one who phones",
      "word": "telephoner"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phoner"
}

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