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toller

1
[ toh-ler ]
/ ˈtoʊ lər /

noun

a person or thing that tolls.
Also called tolling dog. a small dog trained to entice ducks into shooting range or a trap.
a person who tolls a bell.
a bell used for tolling; a tolling bell.

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Origin of toller

1
1400–50; Middle English: one who lures. See toll2, -er1

Words nearby toller

toll bar, tollbooth, toll bridge, toll call, toll collector, toller, toll-free, tollgate, tollgatherer, tollhouse, tollhouse cookie

Definition for toller (2 of 3)

toller2
[ toh-ler ]
/ ˈtoʊ lər /

noun

a toll collector.

Origin of toller

2
before 1000; Middle English; Old English tollere.See toll1, -er1

Definition for toller (3 of 3)

Toller
[ taw-ler, tol-er; German taw-luhr ]
/ ˈtɔ lər, ˈtɒl ər; German ˈtɔ lər /

noun

Ernst [urnst; German ernst], /ɜrnst; German ɛrnst/, 1893–1939, German dramatist.
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British Dictionary definitions for toller

Toller
/ (German ˈtɔlər) /

noun

Ernst (ɛrnst). 1893–1939, German dramatist and revolutionary, noted particularly for his expressionist plays, esp Masse Mensch (1921)
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