toll collector

noun

1. a person or device collecting or registering tolls.

Word History and Origins

Origin of toll collector¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The tollbooths were closing to protect the health of drivers and of toll collectors.

From Time

Hiram was the old toll collector before mentioned, and James was a pike boy in a general way.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus much the toll-collector said, but when asked if Rugg had appeared again he made no reply.

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This led to a ludicrous altercation between myself and a toll-collector at a turnpike.

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He was the first toll collector on the St. Anthony Falls wire suspension bridge.

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At Knightsbridge there used to be a toll collector, but I do not recollect any toll gate.

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