Diallers

/ˈdaɪələz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of dialler; multiple people or devices that dial telephone numbers.

Etymology

Simply the plural of 'dialler' using the standard English '-s' suffix to indicate more than one.

Kelly Says

In busy call centers of the 1960s-80s, teams of human diallers would sit at switchboards handling hundreds of calls daily—it was tedious, repetitive work that was later automated by mechanical diallers.

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