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toller

toller

9.9
A person who collects money from drivers at a bridge or road
  • noun
  • /ˈtɑːlər/
  • UK
translation icon : cobrador de peajes
  • The toller at the bridge collected fees from each car crossing.

Examples

Synonyms

toll collector
vstoller
1 3.1

A person who takes money from drivers at a road or bridge

is the neutral name for that job at access points
toll taker
vstoller
1 4.4

A person who collects money from drivers at a toll booth

is the broader job name for fee receivers at entry points
tollkeeper
vstoller
  • Archaic
1 8.7

A person who collects money from people using a road, bridge, or gate

is the common term for anyone doing that gate or bridge duty
tollman
vstoller
  • Archaic
1 8.0

A man who collects money from drivers at a toll gate

is the neutral word regardless of the worker's gender
tollgatherer
vstoller
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who takes money from people using a road, bridge or ferry

is the general label for people who collect fees at access points
toll agent
vstoller
4.9

A person who collects money from drivers at a toll booth

is the everyday label for the same paid role at access points
tollwoman
vstoller
  • Archaic
8.1

A woman who collects money from drivers at a toll booth

is the neutral word regardless of the worker's gender

Surface Forms

toller singular
tollers plural

Morphology

toller = toll (transparent) = toll + er

This is a regular agentive formation from 'toll' plus '-er', meaning a person who collects tolls.

Etymology

Toller for someone who collects fees comes from the word toll meaning 'a fee' and the ending -er, which shows a person. So a toller is literally someone who takes the fee, like a worker at a toll booth or on a toll road.