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teller

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[ tel-er ]

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

[ tel-er ]

noun

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

teller

1

/ ˈɛə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Teller

2

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. TellerEdward19082003MUSHungarianSCIENCE: physicist Edward. 1908–2003, US nuclear physicist, born in Hungary: a major contributor to the development of the hydrogen bomb (1952)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱˌ󾱱, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٱİ·󾱱 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teller1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; tell 1, -er 1
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Now, these pieces are picked up by your mom, dog walker and bank teller.

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Firefighters took a sharply different stance, saying Crowley was a truth teller for spreading the word about the Fire Department’s financial struggles.

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The firefighters union praised Crowley as a truth teller — someone with the courage to call out decades of underinvestment in their agency.

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She told US media in 2008 that the song was about a bank teller who developed a crush on Dean.

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Many of those who handled the money were bank tellers, bank managers or shop workers.

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