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• toller
  toller

  noun

  a person or thing that tolls.
• Toller
  Toller

  noun

  Ernst 1893–1939, German dramatist.

toller

¹ American  

[toh-ler] / ˈtoʊ lər /

noun

1. a person or thing that tolls.

2. Also called tolling dog.  a small dog trained to entice ducks into shooting range or a trap.

3. a person who tolls a bell.

4. a bell used for tolling; a tolling bell.

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toller ² American  

[toh-ler] / ˈtoʊ lər /

noun

1. a toll collector.

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Toller ³ American  

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

noun

1. Ernst 1893–1939, German dramatist.

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Toller British  

/ ˈtɔlər /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of toller¹

1400–50; Middle English: one who lures. See toll ², -er ¹

Origin of toller²

before 1000; Middle English; Old English tollere. See toll ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

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But in their own territory, people turn to stare at a hunter who works with any other dog than a toller.

From Time Magazine Archive

I could get a toller cask down out of a van.

From The Golden Magnet by Fenn, George Manville

"It's easy sayin', 'Run the toller off,' Mo; but who's to do it with such a little flame?"

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

Yet with all his mock-heroic notoriety, the toller Pückler was by no means destitute of those practical qualities which tempered the Teutonic Romanticism, even in its earliest and most extravagant developments.

From Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century by Paston, George

I didn't have no call to toller, and he knowed how to run, I reckon.

From The Gentleman from Indiana by Tarkington, Booth

“I’ve had observers show up who are understandably upset that this has happened. I’ve also had members of the community who ... just want to support my staff,” Toller said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024

"My client asked for his office to be raided as part of the investigation as he is innocent," Toller said.

From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2023

“From the beginning,” said the lawyer, Maxim Toller.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2023

Daniaal Iqbal, 23, of Toller Lane, Bradford, collided with Peter Rushforth, 56, while driving his van on a country road near Ripon.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022

It must not be supposed that Mrs. Toller intended to keep her information from her excellent husband; she was far too good a wife for that.

From Peter Binney A Novel by Marshall, Archibald