toll agent
- noun
- /toʊl ˈeɪdʒənt/
:
agente de peaje
- As a toll agent, she collected fees from drivers at the toll booth every day.
Examples
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The toll agent greeted each driver with a friendly smile as they stopped to pay.
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The company announced plans to automate booths, reducing the need for toll agents.
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As a toll agent, she worked long hours on the busy expressway.
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The toll agent waved at the passing cars.
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Many toll agents work long hours.
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The toll agent efficiently handled transactions while ensuring the traffic flowed smoothly.
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During busy hours, the toll agent helped direct cars to the right lanes for quicker payments.
Synonyms
1
3.1
A person who takes money from drivers at a road or bridge
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4.4
A person who collects money from drivers at a toll booth
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8.0
A man who collects money from drivers at a toll gate
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8.7
A person who collects money from people using a road, bridge, or gate
A woman who collects money from drivers at a toll booth
A person who takes money from people using a road, bridge or ferry
A person who collects money from drivers at a bridge or road
How Senior
69
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'person employed to collect tolls' is directly and compositionally derived from 'toll' (a fee for using a road/bridge) + 'agent' (a person who acts or performs a role). The noun+agent pattern is productive and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer this meaning.
Etymology
Toll agent gives a clear image: a person at a small booth who takes money from drivers for using a road. The word toll is the fee and agent is the worker, so 'toll agent' means someone who 'collects tolls'.