teller
a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator: Grandpa was a great teller of tall, tall tales.
a person employed in a bank to receive or pay out money over the counter.
a person who tells, counts, or enumerates, as one appointed to count votes in a legislative body.
Origin of teller
1Other words from teller
- tell·er·ship, noun
- un·der·tell·er, noun
Other definitions for Teller (2 of 2)
Edward, 1908–2003, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary.
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British Dictionary definitions for teller (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtɛlə) /
another name for cashier 1 (def. 2)
a person appointed to count votes in a legislative body, assembly, etc
a person who tells; narrator
Derived forms of teller
- tellership, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Teller (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtɛlə) /
Edward. 1908–2003, US nuclear physicist, born in Hungary: a major contributor to the development of the hydrogen bomb (1952)
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