Associations to the word «Teller»

Wiktionary

TELLER, noun. A person who tells stories.
TELLER, noun. (chiefly US) A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.
TELLER, noun. An automated teller machine.
TELLER, noun. A person who counts the votes in an election.

Dictionary definition

TELLER, noun. United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003).
TELLER, noun. An official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly).
TELLER, noun. An employee of a bank who receives and pays out money.
TELLER, noun. Someone who tells a story.

Wise words

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