teller
NounUS[tel-er]/ˈtɛlɚ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)tellers
- United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)Synonyms: Edward TellerInstance of nuclear physicist
- an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly)Synonyms: vote counterType of official, functionaryKinds canvasser
- an employee of a bank who receives and pays out moneySynonyms: cashierbank clerkType of banker
- someone who tells a storySynonyms: narratorstorytellerType of speaker, talkerKinds fabulist, anecdotist, griot
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tell′er noun
1. One who tells, relates, or communicates; an informer, narrator, or describer.
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. John Cowell
3. An employee of a bank who receives money paid in, and pays money out, and makes records of such transactions.
4. One who is appointed to count the votes given in a legislative body, public meeting, assembly, etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC