"bank clerk who pays or receives money," late 15c., "person who keeps accounts," agent noun from tell (v.) in its secondary sense of "count, enumerate," which is the primary sense of cognate words in many Germanic languages. Earlier "person who announces or narrates" (c. 1300).
词态变化
复数 tellers;
权威造句
1. a foul-mouthed teller of lies
满嘴脏话的撒谎者
来自《权威词典》
2. Mr. Smith takes the biscuit as a story teller.
史密斯先生讲故事是无与伦比的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The teller is adding up her receipts.
出纳员正把所收的款项加起来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. A fortune - teller flimflamed her out of her savings.
