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teller

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


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She and Mark met at a local bank where she worked for years as a teller.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

You could presumably use the fortune teller thing from “The Twilight Zone,” where you put a nickel in and a little slip of paper comes out.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 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

Officials in Los Angeles County warned that elderly Asians withdrawing cash from automated teller machines to participate in a Lunar New Year tradition could be vulnerable to robberies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

“I don’t want to be a bank teller, Mama.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Like factory workers, printers and bank tellers before them, faculty need to adapt to the technological transformation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

It’s important that truth tellers such as Blasey Ford don’t disappear either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Fashion designer Donatella Versace said: "The world has lost one of the kindest and most generous of souls, the greatest of story tellers and a true legend of music."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

Brigit pointed at the money trees behind the tellers.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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