toller
- noun
- /ˈtɑːlər/
- UK
- The toller at the bridge collected fees from each car crossing.
Examples
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Reverend Toller.
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Reverend Toller.
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You know Reverend Toller, right?
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Reverend Toller? - Oh! -
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Reverend Toller will introduce me.
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TOLLER: All of those mighty men of God, servants of the cross.
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You all know Reverend Toller from First Reformed.
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Reverend Toller didn't understand the implications here.
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- Reverend Toller.
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As we approached the toll booth, I saw the toller waiting to collect our payment.
Synonyms
A person who takes money from drivers at a road or bridge
A person who collects money from drivers at a toll booth
A person who collects money from people using a road, bridge, or gate
A man who collects money from drivers at a toll gate
A person who takes money from people using a road, bridge or ferry
A person who collects money from drivers at a toll booth
A woman who collects money from drivers at a toll booth
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.