automatic teller machine au·to·ma·tictellermachine uncommon noun 1. an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used Synonymscash machinecash dispenserautomated teller machineautomatic teller machineautomated tellerautomatic tellerATM Related words Broader terms machine WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.