teller
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈtɛlər/
- Formal
:
escrutador
- Tellers, stand up!
Examples
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As a teller, she was responsible for ensuring that every ballot was accurately counted.
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The election committee appointed a teller to count the votes during the meeting.
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A good teller is primarily a good counter.
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All tellers, please stand up and open your windows.
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Where did all the tellers go?
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At one point, one of the tellers had to use the bathroom.
Blog text (3) -
In the UK, they use bank tellers to count the votes.
Blog text (15) -
The truth is we have three tellers spots open now.
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The Moderator will direct the tellers to count the voters present.
Blog text (13) -
During the legislative session, the teller reported the final vote tally to the assembly.
Synonyms
1
2.8
A person who adds up votes to find the result in an election or meeting
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8.9
A person who counts and records items like votes or goods
A person who counts things, for example votes or goods
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
A machine outside banks that lets customers use a bank card to take out cash and do simple bank tasks
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2.9
A machine outside banks that gives cash and does simple bank tasks with a card
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2.9
A machine that gives you cash from your bank account when you use a bank card and secret number
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2.7
A machine outside banks that gives cash and lets you do basic banking with a card and a code
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Teller comes from an old verb tell that could mean 'to count' as well as 'to say', so a teller in a meeting is the person who adds up and reports the votes.