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hotliner

[ hot-lahy-ner ]
/ ˈhɒtˌlaɪ nər /
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noun
a person who speaks to callers on a telephone hotline.
Also hot-lin·er .Chiefly Canadian. a radio broadcaster who accepts calls on the air from individuals using a telephone hotline set up for that purpose.
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Origin of hotliner

First recorded in 1970–75; hotline + -er1
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