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

In other words, a dad on the verge of an empty nest probably won’t tell his bank teller, or barista, or anyone, about his kid who is about to leave for college. —Denise Maher, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2025

There had never been another teller of tales; only the days, one after another after another after another. —Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025

That bank teller could have processed my transaction efficiently and called it a day. —Ryan Minton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

The jury found that Lightning similarly assaulted tellers by dragging them by the hair and pistol-whipping them during robberies in 2021 and 2022. —Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 24 June 2025

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