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
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The actual business of banking is mostly out of sight — with tellers hidden above or behind lobbies and co-working spaces on the other side of coffee bars.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2025
What's inside: The building is still used by post office customers, who on a recent Monday were shuffling across marble floors, visiting bronze teller cages and packing boxes under potentially the longest light fixture in the world.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Tucker, a full-time bank teller living in Elizabethtown, Ky., says.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
His mother was a bank teller and a singer who often took Wetzel along to her gigs.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2025
What's inside: The building is still used by post office customers, who on a recent Monday were shuffling across marble floors, visiting bronze teller cages and packing boxes under potentially the longest light fixture in the world.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Tucker, a full-time bank teller living in Elizabethtown, Ky., says.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
His mother was a bank teller and a singer who often took Wetzel along to her gigs.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teller. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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
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