toll collector
noun
a person or device collecting or registering tolls.
Origin of toll collector
1First recorded in 1815–25
Words Nearby toll collector
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How to use toll collector in a sentence
The tollbooths were closing to protect the health of drivers and of toll collectors.
Millions of Americans Have Lost Jobs in the Pandemic—And Robots and AI Are Replacing Them Faster Than Ever | Alana Semuels | August 6, 2020 | TimeHiram was the old toll collector before mentioned, and James was a pike boy in a general way.
The Old Pike | Thomas B. SearightThus much the toll-collector said, but when asked if Rugg had appeared again he made no reply.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete | Charles M. SkinnerThis led to a ludicrous altercation between myself and a toll-collector at a turnpike.
The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon | Habeeb Risk AllahHe was the first toll collector on the St. Anthony Falls wire suspension bridge.
Fifty Years In The Northwest | William Henry Carman Folsom
At Knightsbridge there used to be a toll collector, but I do not recollect any toll gate.
Rambling Recollections of Chelsea | J. B. Ellenor
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