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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003);
[syn: Teller, Edward Teller]

2. an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly);
[syn: teller, vote counter]

3. an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money;
[syn: teller, cashier, bank clerk]

4. someone who tells a story;
[syn: narrator, storyteller, teller]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Teller \Tell"er\, n. 1. One who tells, relates, or communicates; an informer, narrator, or describer. [1913 Webster] 2. One of four officers of the English Exchequer, formerly appointed to receive moneys due to the king and to pay moneys payable by the king. --Cowell. [1913 Webster] 3. An employee of a bank who receives money paid in, and pays money out, and makes records of such transactions. [1913 Webster +PJC] 4. One who is appointed to count the votes given in a legislative body, public meeting, assembly, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Teller n 1: United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003) [syn: Teller, Edward Teller] 2: an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) [syn: teller, vote counter] 3: an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money [syn: teller, cashier, bank clerk] 4: someone who tells a story [syn: narrator, storyteller, teller]