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Teller

tel·ler

UK/ˈtɛlə/ US/ˈtɛləɹ/ fairly common us

noun

1.

United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bombs and the first hydrogen bomb (born in 1908)

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3.

an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money

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4.

someone who tells a story

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • automated teller
  • automatic teller
  • automatic teller machine
  • interactive teller machine

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