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

Stamberg had her own layers, leaving a legacy both as an unabashed truth teller and a spinner of stories. —David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025

Walking across the tellers’ counter amid the chaos of a stick-up, McHayle delivers a speech that serves both as a mission statement for the French 75 as well as a nod to Junglepussy’s work. —Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025

What figures such as Tate, Caz, Maalouf, and others are doing is exploiting civil instability and installing themselves as truth-tellers in a society where experts can’t be trusted. —T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025

Frontline workers include cashiers, cleaners, health care and child care professionals and bank tellers, among others. —Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 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