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“caller” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

caller
salutator: qui visendi (ac salutandi) cansa venit ad aliquem. A troublesome caller, molestus interpellator. Callers, salutatio (as a collective): salutantes qui visendi (ac salutandi) causa ad aliquem veniunt. To let a caller in, aliquem admittere: to say not at home to a caller, aliquem excludere, or ab aditu prohibere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for caller?
The usual Latin words for “caller” are salūtō, salūtātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.