teller
1 Americannoun
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a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator.
Grandpa was a great teller of tall, tall tales.
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a person employed in a bank to receive or pay out money over the counter.
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a person who tells, counts, or enumerates, as one appointed to count votes in a legislative body.
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Edward, 1908–2003, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary.
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another name for cashier 1
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a person appointed to count votes in a legislative body, assembly, etc
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a person who tells; narrator
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Edward. 1908–2003, US nuclear physicist, born in Hungary: a major contributor to the development of the hydrogen bomb (1952)
Other Word Forms
- tellership noun
- underteller noun
Etymology
Origin of teller
Example Sentences
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Bottom line: When you deposit a large cash amount — in this case, a $150,000 inheritance — the teller verifies your identity, records your explanation of the money’s source, and processes the deposit normally.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
Officials in Los Angeles County warned that elderly Asians withdrawing cash from automated teller machines to participate in a Lunar New Year tradition could be vulnerable to robberies.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
She met Gerard Davitt, a ball-bearings salesman, when she was working as a bank teller in Hartford, Conn., and he came in to cash his paycheck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Adams drew on his experience as a bank teller and manager at a phone company Pacific Bell for inspiration, skewering corporate jargon and middle management.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
The teller, dressed in a cheerful yellow vest, solemnly smiles.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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