prank caller
noun[C]
uk/ˌpræŋk ˈkɔː.lər/us/ˌpræŋk ˈkɑː.lɚ/someone who makes atelephonecallpretendingto be someone they are not, or saying something that is nottrue, usually as ajoke:
打恶作剧电话的人Nolongerwill aprankcallerfrom acellphonebeabletoremainanonymous.用手机拨打恶作剧电话的人不再能够保持匿名。
If Iringtocomplaintheyhangup,assumingI'm aprankcaller.如果我打电话投诉，他们就会挂断，认为我是打恶作剧电话的。
- Iknewrightaway this was noprankcaller.
- He saidprankcallers,especiallyyoungones, willrarelywaitonhold.
- It waslaterfoundthe "fire" was ahoax,promptingpoliceandfirebrigadecriticismofprankcallers.
Communications - by telephone
- 3G
- 4G
- 5G
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- area code
- autodial
- dialling tone
- helpline
- phone mast
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingup
- pocket dial
- prepay
- ring
- roam
- telecoms
- telephone
- transfer
- wake-up call