toll taker
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- noun
- /toʊl ˈteɪkər/
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cobrador de peaje
- As a toll taker, she collects fees from drivers at the entrance to the bridge every day.
Examples
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By night, you'll be hitting the sheriff's couriers, toll takers, tax collectors.
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The toll taker waved at each passing car while collecting the tolls on the busy highway.
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He works as a toll taker, ensuring that every vehicle pays to use the toll road.
Synonyms
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A person who takes money from drivers at a road or bridge
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A man who collects money from drivers at a toll gate
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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 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
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who collects tolls' is directly derived from the known words 'toll' (a road fee) and 'taker' (one who takes), following a regular agentive noun composition. This is a transparent, productive pattern (compare 'ticket taker', 'money taker'/'collector') and is likely immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
Toll taker The noun toll taker comes from the old, literal job of taking a toll (a small payment) — the taker was the person who collected it at a road or bridge. Picture a person in a small booth reaching out to take coins from drivers; that image explains why it means 'a person who collects the fee' today.