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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.

Teller 2 American  
[tel-er] / ˈtɛl ər /

noun

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

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

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