teller

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who tells stories.
  2. A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.
  3. A cashier at any place of business.
  4. Synonym of automated teller machine.
  5. A person who counts the votes in an election.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A tiny city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, named after Henry M. Teller.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teller.wav /ˈtɛləɹ/

Word forms

teller tellers

Etymology

From Middle English tellere (“one who counts or enumerates; one who recounts or relates; teller”), equivalent to tell (verb) + -er.

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