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teller

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


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Parton said she made it up after discovering a bank teller had a crush on her husband.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 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

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

And then one morning the bank teller informed Lefty that there weren’t sufficient funds in his account to make a withdrawal.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

ATMs were supposed to wipe out bank tellers.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

Weavers and bank tellers feared for their livelihoods at the time, but the Industrial Revolution led to significantly more hiring in the textile sector, and banks increased employment after ATMs were introduced.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

I’d plead my case to the bank tellers, maybe even attempting to weep, but I’d probably break into a nervous laugh.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle




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