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teller.

A person who tells stories.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛlə/UK/ˈtɛləɹ/US
  1. A person who tells stories.

  2. A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.

    US
  3. A cashier at any place of business.

    broadly
  4. Synonym of automated teller machine.

  5. A person who counts the votes in an election.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.