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teller

[tel-er] / ˈtɛl ər /
NOUN
bank clerk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bank employee cashier


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Ubraniak plays not only Sam but also Clay, the manager of Primary Trust, the bank that takes a chance on Kenneth, offering him a teller slot.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Dealing with a call center or an automated teller might have been exasperating.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

Bottom line: When you deposit a large cash amount — in this case, a $150,000 inheritance — the teller verifies your identity, records your explanation of the money’s source, and processes the deposit normally.

From MarketWatch Feb. 26, 2026

Shane Greenlee, a 22-year-old bank teller, said he keeps most of his portfolio in tech companies such as Nvidia and the AI infrastructure provider Nebius Group.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

I handed my $100 Salisbury Park savings bond to the teller.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

In the main lounge, cats like Fruitcake and Seer’s lookalike kitten brother, Oracle, surrounded us as we created paper fortune tellers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Then scammers typically pile on pressure, adding voices claiming to be attorneys, courtroom clerks or bank tellers -- a cast of fictitious characters in a chaotic, urgent-sounding call.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

They’re lighting rods reshaped as truth tellers, none bigger than the one at St. John’s.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

In the same way that air stewards are there for your safety, first and foremost, above and beyond serving you tea and coffee, bank tellers are there as frontline protection.

From MarketWatch Oct. 21, 2025

Bank tellers handed rolls of money to Lefty, which he in turn handed to the pharmacist behind the window.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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