toller

[toh-ler]

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.

Origin of toller

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

toller

[toh-ler]

noun

a toll collector.

Origin of toller

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

Toller

[taw-ler, tol-er; German taw-luh r]

noun

Ernst

[urnst; German ernst] /ɜrnst; German ɛrnst/, 1893–1939, German dramatist.

Examples from the Web for toller

Historical Examples of toller

It is clear that Mrs. Toller knows more about this matter than any one else.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A. Conan Doyle
The Rucastles will be gone by that time, and Toller will, we hope, be incapable.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A. Conan Doyle
Miss Toller did all she could to get other boarders, but none came and she had a hard time.
More Pages from a Journal
Mark Rutherford
Mr. Toller met them at the station with a four-wheeled chaise.
More Pages from a Journal
Mark Rutherford
Towards the end of the summer Toller's health began to decline.
Mad Shepherds
L. P. Jacks

British Dictionary definitions for toller

Toller

noun

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

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