toll collector
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3.1
- noun
- /toʊl kəˈlɛktər/
:
cobrador de peaje
- While driving over the bridge, I handed my payment to the toll collector waiting in the booth.
Examples
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Not to imply that it's any more important than, say, a baker or a toll collector.
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Working as a toll collector on the Mass Pike, Allston Exit, I had lots of time to think.
Fiction book (1995) -
The toll collector greeted each driver with a friendly smile as they paid their fee.
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At the toll plaza, the toll collector efficiently processed the vehicles to keep traffic moving.
Synonyms
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4.4
A person who collects money from drivers at a toll booth
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8.7
A person who collects money from people using a road, bridge, or gate
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8.0
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
A person who collects money from drivers at a bridge or road
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'toll' (a fee for road/bridge use) + 'collector' (a person who collects money) yields 'a person who collects tolls.' This noun compound follows a productive, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name toll collector shows the job: a collector who takes a toll — 'a small fee' — from drivers at a road or bridge booth. That's why it means 'a person whose job is to collect money from drivers'.