teller

¹ American  

[tel-er] / ˈtɛl ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator.

   Grandpa was a great teller of tall, tall tales.

2. a person employed in a bank to receive or pay out money over the counter.

3. a person who tells, counts, or enumerates, as one appointed to count votes in a legislative body.

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Teller ² American  

[tel-er] / ˈtɛl ər /

noun

1. Edward, 1908–2003, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary.

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teller ¹ British  

/ ˈtɛlə /

noun

1. another name for cashier 1

2. a person appointed to count votes in a legislative body, assembly, etc

3. a person who tells; narrator

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Teller ² British  

/ ˈtɛlə /

noun

1. Edward. 1908–2003, US nuclear physicist, born in Hungary: a major contributor to the development of the hydrogen bomb (1952)

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Other Word Forms

• tellership noun
• underteller noun

Etymology

Origin of teller

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; tell ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Lapp was charged with entering a Wells Fargo Bank in Great Falls in November 2018 and taking money from a teller at gunpoint.

From Seattle Times

The bank teller misinterpreted the situation as an attempted robbery when the transaction amount exceeded $10,000 and informed her boss, Variety reported.

From Reuters

The teller, who is black, as is Mr Coogler, was pregnant and worried about her safety at the time, according to the newspaper.

From BBC

Coogler had apparently written a note on the back of his withdrawal slip asking the bank teller to be discreet.

From Los Angeles Times

Guy is a bank teller who discovers he's a non-playable character in a video game and then decides to become the hero to stop the game from being destroyed.

From Fox News

Related Words

• cashier