1. bank employees who handle customer transactions such as deposits and withdrawals
2. people who count votes in an election or legislative body
Usage: political context
3. people who tell stories or relate information

Examples

• The bank tellers were busy helping customers during lunch hour.
• She worked as a teller at the credit union for five years.
• The tellers counted the ballots three times to ensure accuracy.
• Two tellers were appointed to verify the vote count.
• The ancient tellers passed down stories through generations.
• Fortune tellers set up booths at the carnival.
• The tellers of this tale remain unknown to historians.