Synonyms for teller


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tel-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛl ər


Définition of teller

Origin :
  • "bank clerk who pays or receives money," late 15c., "person who keeps accounts," from tell (v.) in its secondary sense of "count, enumerate," which is the primary sense of cognate words in many Germanic languages.
  • noun bank clerk
Example sentences :
  • Cass, the teller, certainly shunned him as he would a leper.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The Teller only tried to move his free hand to the shoulder Barrett had shaken.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • “Not at all,” courtesied the teller of stories, as he led the way inside.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • He saw the cashier and Martha standing by the teller's window.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The former said something and handed the teller the bank book and the roll of bills.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I found that, later on, I should be expected to combine the work of teller with that of bookkeeper.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "The boy can be made to peach on the gang," said the teller, in a guarded tone.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Bravery » by Burt L. Standish
  • "Stopped for something or other, evidently," said the teller.
  • Extract from : « Tom Slade with the Colors » by Percy K. Fitzhugh
  • "I'll make it all right with the teller, then," said the other.
  • Extract from : « Pirate Gold » by Frederic Jesup Stimson
  • Jamie drew the check, and canceled it, and added it to the teller's slip.
  • Extract from : « Pirate Gold » by Frederic Jesup Stimson

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