Definition of TELLER

teller

Meanings

Plural: tellers

Noun

  • United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
  • an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly)
  • an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
  • someone who tells a story
  • A person who tells stories.
  • A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.
  • A cashier at any place of business.
  • Synonym of automated teller machine.
  • A person who counts the votes in an election.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tellere (“one who counts or enumerates; one who recounts or relates; teller”), equivalent to tell (verb) + -er.

Synonyms

ATM, automated teller machine, bank clerk, cash machine, cashier, Edward Teller, narrator, storyteller, vote counter

Scrabble Score: 6

teller is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
teller is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
teller is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

teller is a valid Words With Friends word