Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

callee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: callee
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The person who is called by the caller (on the telephone).

noun

A function called by another.

Example Sentences

"The interpreter must provide for correctly resuming the caller when the callee has returned its value."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English cealliander. Old English *callian Middle English callen English call English -ee English callee From call + -ee.

Inflected Forms

callees (plural)

Phrases

collect call

Frequently Paired Words

collect call

Questions

What does callee mean?: The person who is called by the caller (on the telephone).
Where does callee come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English cealliander. Old English *callian Middle English callen English call English -ee English callee From call + -ee.

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