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

Flores was working as a teller at a PNC Bank when the owner of the Comedy Shrine in Aurora, a client of the bank, invited him repeatedly to their open mic night. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

He was allowed to talk but not flirt with bank tellers, baristas, and store clerks. —Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025

On an afternoon in late November 2023, Brown was in uniform, sitting on a chair at the end of a line of teller desks. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025

But the story of Elphaba and Glinda soars highest when its teller chooses to focus on the girls’ unique friendship — a dynamic that’s more sterile but still meaningful in the book. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 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