Definition of teller
1 : one that relates or communicates a teller of stories
2 : one that reckons or counts: such asa : a member of a bank's staff concerned with the direct handling of money received or paid outb : one appointed to count votes
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Recent Examples of teller from the Web
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Police said the man handed a teller a note and was given an undetermined amount of money.
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All my support and solidarity to the freedom fighters and truth-tellers among us.
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As numerous stories illustrate, the en vogue bank robbery method involves passing a note demanding money to a teller.
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Sword fighters, merchants, jugglers and story tellers round out the renaissance feel.
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But Lawrence moved out and hooked up with a flirtatious bank teller while Issa was in Malibu, so that may be that.
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All around Plumb were other busy KeyBank employees, fellow interns, tellers, branch managers and marketing folks.
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The teller, who told Wells there was no way to get into the vault at that time, filled a bag with cash—$8,702—and handed it over.
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14th Century
First Known Use of teller
14th century
Teller
playDefinition of Teller
Edward 1908–2003 American (Hungarian-born) physicist
TELLER Defined for English Language Learners
teller
playDefinition of teller for English Language Learners
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: a person who tells something (such as a story) to someone else
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: a person who works in a bank and whose job is to receive money from customers and pay out money to customers
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: a person whose job is to count votes
TELLER Defined for Kids
teller
playDefinition of teller for Students
1 : a person who tells stories
2 : a bank employee who receives and pays out money
3 : a person who counts votes
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