teller

noun

tell·​er ˈte-lər 

1

: one that relates or communicates

a teller of stories

2

: one that reckons or counts: such as

a

: a member of a bank's staff concerned with the direct handling of money received or paid out

b

: one appointed to count votes

Examples of teller in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From 1979 to 1986, Adams held various office jobs at Crocker National Banker, including computer programmer, budget analyst and teller. —Lauren Coates, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026

The supporting players in the fairy tale were about to become the tellers of the fairy tale. —Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026

In the film’s opening credits, the camera pans across downtown's skyline and focuses on an open window, where actress Janet Leigh plays a bank teller having a secret lunchtime rendezvous with her boyfriend. —Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 9 Jan. 2026

But food trend tellers predict that 2026 will be a big year for this member of the cruciferous family. —Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing teller

• automated teller
• automated teller machine
• automatic teller
• automatic teller machine
• fortune teller
• tale-teller

Rhymes for teller

• beller
• cellar
• dweller
• eller
• feller
• meller
• sellar
• seller
• sheller
• speller
• stellar
• bestseller

Kids Definition

teller

noun

tell·​er ˈtel-ər 

1

: one that tells

a teller of tales

2

: a person who counts votes (as in a legislative body)

3

: a bank employee who receives and pays out money

Biographical Definition

Teller

biographical name

Tel·​ler ˈte-lər 

Edward 1908–2003 American (Hungarian-born) physicist