Meaning & use
Teller
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A bank employee who handles customers' deposits, withdrawals, and other routine transactions.
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She walked up to the teller's window to cash her paycheck.
The teller counted out the bills carefully before handing them over.
A note on using this word
The word also refers more broadly to anyone who 'tells,' as in a 'storyteller' or a 'teller of votes' in a legislature.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person who counts votes, especially in a legislature.
The tellers announced that the motion had passed by twelve votes.
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