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Where does “teller” come from?

Teller comes from Middle English tellere, meaning one who tells or counts, from the agent noun formed from the verb tell.

teller (English): A person who tells stories; A bank clerk who...

Definitions

  1. A person who tells stories; A bank clerk who...

Ancestry of “teller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtellereone who counts or enumerates; one who recounts or...

Words derived from “teller”

  • storyteller
  • truthteller
  • taleteller
  • tellership
  • autoteller
  • underteller
  • fortune-teller
  • tellerless
Every word from Middle English tellere →