hailer

Curbside cab caller

A hailer is a person who hails—calling out to get attention or greeting someone: The hailer on the dock waved us in.

More commonly, hailer refers to a device for projecting the voice, especially a megaphone or bullhorn: The coach shouted through a hailer.

A loud-hailer is the British term for what Americans call a bullhorn.

device

megaphone

Portable voice amplifier

PA system · amplifier · loudhailer · horn · speaker · announce · broadcast · address · volume · projection

caller

announcer

One who introduces programs

  • crierPublic announcement maker
  • barkerShow entrance promoter
  • heraldOfficial news announcer

summoner · proclaimer · dispatcher · usher · convener · emcee · auctioneer · town crier · bellman · page

maritime

ahoy

Maritime greeting

port · captain · deck · signal · communication · VHF · radio · channel · distress · mayday

greeting

hello

Common spoken greeting

  • hiInformal spoken salutation
  • heyInformal greeting or summons
  • howdyInformal rural greeting

wave · shout · call out · acknowledge · attract attention · beckon · signal · summon

weather

pellets

Small compressed spheres

storm · damage · dent · pelt · barrage · bombardment · clatter · rattle

Categories
Opposites
role in summoning/responding

hailerdriver

Vehicle operator

responder · answerer · cabbie · taxi driver · chauffeur

communication direction

hailerignorer

One who snubs

responder · avoider · listener · receiver · passerby

Phrases
Family

hail, hailed, hails, hailstorm, hailing, hailstone, hailers

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G