teller

[ tel-er ]
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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.

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

Origin of teller

1
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at tell1, -er1

Other words from teller

  • tell·er·ship, noun
  • un·der·tell·er, noun

Other definitions for Teller (2 of 2)

Teller
[ tel-er ]

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

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British Dictionary definitions for teller (1 of 2)

teller

/ (ˈtɛlə) /


noun
  1. another name for cashier 1 (def. 2)

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

  1. a person who tells; narrator

Derived forms of teller

  • tellership, noun

British Dictionary definitions for Teller (2 of 2)

Teller

/ (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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