Meaning & use
bank teller
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Meaning
nouncountable
A person who works at the counter of a bank and handles customers' money transactions.
Grammar: Countable; use a/an or a plural: a bank teller, several bank tellers.
Patterns
- work as a bank teller
- a bank teller at a branch
The bank teller counted the cash and gave me a receipt.
She has worked as a bank teller for three years.
I asked the bank teller to exchange my dollars for euros.
Word forms
| plural | bank tellers |
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Common combinations
- work as a bank teller
- He works as a bank teller at the downtown branch.
- ask a bank teller
- You can ask a bank teller to help you fill out the deposit slip.
- friendly bank teller
- The friendly bank teller explained the new fees to us.
- bank teller window
- Please go to the bank teller window on the left.
Synonyms and how they differ
- cashier
- A cashier handles payments in a shop or a bank; in British English it is the usual word for a bank teller, but it can also mean a supermarket checkout worker.
- bank clerk
- This is the common British term for someone who does routine banking tasks behind the counter; it is less common in American English.
Word family
Commonly confused: bank teller or ATM?
bank teller vs ATM
An ATM is a machine that gives out cash; a bank teller is a person who serves you at the counter.
Practice
My sister works ___ at a large bank in the city center.
Choose one answer.
The phrase 'work as + job' needs 'as' before the job title, so 'as a bank teller' is correct. 'Like a bank teller' means 'similar to a bank teller', which changes the meaning.
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