tollwoman

8.1

A woman who collects money from drivers at a toll booth

noun
/ˈtoʊlˌwʊmən/

Archaic

: cobradora de peaje

After years as a tollwoman, she knew most of the regular commuters by name.

Examples

The tollwoman smiled as she handed me my change at the booth.
Many tollwomen work at various tollbooths across the state.
A friendly tollwoman waved us through the crowded toll plaza.
The tollwoman smiled as I handed her the change.
A friendly tollwoman waved us through the crowded toll plaza.
After years as a tollwoman, she knew most of the regular commuters by name.
The tollwoman smiled as she handed me my change at the booth.

Synonyms

toll collector

vstollwoman

1 3.1

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

is the same role but refers specifically to a female worker at booths

toll taker

vstollwoman

1 4.4

A person who collects money from drivers at a toll booth

is used when the worker is specifically female at such booths

tollman

vstollwoman

Archaic

1 8.0

A man who collects money from drivers at a toll gate

is the female worker who does the same fee collecting job

tollkeeper

vstollwoman

Archaic

1 8.7

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

is the female worker performing that guarding and fee collecting duty

toll agent

vstollwoman

4.9

A person who collects money from drivers at a toll booth

is the same occupation but specifically names a female worker in that role

tollgatherer

vstollwoman

Archaic

9.9

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

is the female worker doing this collection mainly at booths or gates

toller

vstollwoman

9.9

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

is the female form of that job title used for the same duties

Surface Forms

tollwoman singular

tollwomen plural

Morphology

tollwoman = toll + woman (transparent) = toll + woman

Direct compound of 'toll' and 'woman'; a learner who knows both components can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word tollwoman is easy to remember: it joins toll ('a small payment to use a road, bridge, or tunnel') and woman, so a tollwoman is a woman who works at a toll booth or gate and collects that payment.