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

The teller reportedly complied, and the suspect left the bank on a bicycle, police said. —Briauna Brown, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025

People thought that that would terminate the role of tellers, while tellers have now become consultants. —Harvard Business Review, 13 Nov. 2025

These women are astrologers of the soul, dream interpreters, survivors, truth-tellers. —Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

The truth teller/journalist/gadfly/detective set out to uncover the truth about the death of a member of a powerful Tulsa political family but must acknowledge how much harm his investigation has caused. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 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