tollkeeper

[tohl-kee-per]

noun

1. the collector at a tollgate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tollkeeper¹

First recorded in 1815–25; toll ¹ + keeper

Example Sentences

“The tollkeeper shouldn’t be able to define what content is available,” Mr. Kivinen said.

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And when they passed a toll-gate, all the tollkeeper's family and neighbors came out to see the array.

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It was a bright day in June and Phineas Longley, tollkeeper for the new suspension bridge on Whiskey Bar, had had a busy morning.

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Plenty ox, plenty bear meat, plenty firewater—" "You go back!" roared the tollkeeper, swearing, "and go ford the river.

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