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a person or device collecting or registering tolls.[1815-25]
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toll collector
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toll collector — noun someone employed to collect tolls • Syn: ↑tollkeeper, ↑tollman, ↑tollgatherer, ↑toll taker, ↑toll agent, ↑toller • Hypernyms: ↑employee * * * no … Useful english dictionary
toll-collector — noun a) a person who collects the toll at a toll road or toll bridge b) a device that counts the people going through a turnstile and paying a toll … Wiktionary
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collector — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who collects accounts] Syn. representative, collection agent, revenue agent, customs official, tax collector, tax officer, toll collector, bill collector, collection agency, office of internal revenue, revenue office, tax… … English dictionary for students
Toll house — A tollhouse or toll house is a building with accommodation for a toll collector, beside a tollgate on a toll road. Many tollhouses were built by turnpike trusts in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Those built… … Wikipedia
