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

That teller didn't robotically recite facts from my file. —Ryan Minton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

Confused, Kevin went back to TD first thing the next day and asked the teller to reverse the wire. —Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025

Video shows the tellers quickly gathering handfuls of cash and handing them over to the men. —Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 June 2025

XXXTentacion originally intended to withdraw $250,000, but the bank didn't have that much cash available, according to testimony from the teller that was later reported by the outlet. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 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