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teller

noun

Simple meaning

A cashier at any place of business.

Pronunciation

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tehler

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtɛlɚ

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Definition

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noun

  1. more generally

    A cashier at any place of business.

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

  3. Someone who tells a story

  4. A tiny city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, named after Henry M. Teller.

  5. banking

    Synonym of automated teller machine.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Tells

story teller

Synonym

teller machine

Employee

bank teller

Other combinations

fortune tellerteller roadteller effecttruth tellersenator teller

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • tellverbBase word

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • tellynounDerived noun · specialist

    An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • automatic teller machinenounCompound term

    An unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used.

  • fortune tellernounCompound term

    A person who foretells your personal future.

  • automated tellernounCompound term

    An unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used.

  • automated teller machinenounCompound term

    An unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used.

  • automatic tellernounCompound term

    An unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used.

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