Oxford Dictionary English on-call BrE BrE//ˌɒn ˈkɔːl// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌɑːn ˈkɔːl// , NAmE//ˌɔːn ˈkɔːl// [only before noun] (especially North American English) Add to my wordlistjump to other results(of a doctor, police officer, etc.) available for work if necessary, especially in an emergency on-call doctors see also callSee on-call in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: on-call oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com