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teller

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


Example Sentences

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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

She met Gerard Davitt, a ball-bearings salesman, when she was working as a bank teller in Hartford, Conn., and he came in to cash his paycheck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

I’d love for you to play fortune teller for a moment, which I realize is always dangerous.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

“Since when are you a fortune teller to know it’s a son?”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez