The "caller-out," stationed between the two rooms, warmed to his genial task. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
As they danced they sang, joining with the "caller-out," who held his vociferous post between the rooms, till the room was full of singing, dancing men and women, who spun and pirouetted as if they had not a care in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
Lest the reader feel that I'm being one-sided in attacking a maneuver apparently designed to help enhance Obama's chances of obtaining the nomination, let me hasten to establish my credentials as an "equal opportunity" caller-out of unfair tactics. From Wordnik.com. [Games that Democrats Play] Reference
As Lem stepped out into the other room, the caller-out was shouting. From Wordnik.com. [Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book] Reference
"Hold her tight, and run her down the middle!" shouted the voice of the caller-out. From Wordnik.com. [Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book] Reference
When the favorite figure of the "Bird in the Cage" was danced, and the caller-out shouted. From Wordnik.com. [Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book] Reference
Toward three o'clock Joe was again dancing with Quinn's Aggy, and as the caller-out chanted. From Wordnik.com. [Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book] Reference
The caller-out for the moment was a curly-headed lad of twenty, with a shrewd, good-humored face. From Wordnik.com. [Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book] Reference
A new caller-out had taken the floor, and was shouting, "Seventeen to twenty-four, get on the floor and dance!". From Wordnik.com. [Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book] Reference
I used to like watching threads like these, threads where an attempt at a callout turns, rabidly, on the caller-out. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Posts Across MetaFilter] Reference
The tune, if tune it might be called, went over and over and over again, with the monotonous persistency of a sawmill, dominating the rhythmic tread of the dancers, but not subduing the fancy of the caller-out. From Wordnik.com. [Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book] Reference
The caller-out has many nicknames for the numbers such as "Kelly's. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Top] Reference
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