How to pronounce teller
American English pronunciation
TEL-er
- IPA
- /ˈtɛlɚ/
- Syllables
- TEL · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What teller means
A bank worker who takes in and pays out money
In a sentence: Mom handed her check to the teller at the bank window.
Where it comes from: It's tell plus -er. Long ago, tell also meant to count, so a teller was someone who counts.
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