toller

[ toh-ler ]

/ ˈtoʊ lər /

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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

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

Other definitions for toller (2 of 3)

toller²

[ toh-ler ]

/ ˈtoʊ lər /

noun

a toll collector.

Origin of toller

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

Other definitions 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.

How to use toller in a sentence

It was in his stated services amongst his own people that the peculiar excellencies of Mr. Toller were developed.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman
There were 221 members added to the Church during the course of Mr. Toller's ministry.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman
Mr. Toller first preached to them as a supply, October 1st, 1775, when he was not quite twenty years of age.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman
During the ministry of the present Mr. Toller 211 members have been added to the Church.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman

In the evening, Mr. Toller, of Kettering, preached to the people from Acts ii.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman

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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