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tollman

American  
[tohl-muhn] / ˈtoʊl mən /

noun

plural

tollmen
  1. a tollkeeper.


Etymology

Origin of tollman

First recorded in 1735–45; toll 1 + -man

Example Sentences

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"Where do you wish to go?" said the tollman.

From Rollo in London by Abbott, Jacob

The tollman looked at his wife, uncertain whether to ask her if she had anything to suggest, or to order her to mind the children.

From Martin Chuzzlewit by Dickens, Charles

“No one but Dick, the tollman, could have thrown that against the door!” said a little man who seemed a person of authority.

From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison

Death saw a tollman taking a toll, In the spirit of his fraternity; But he knew that sort of man would extort, Though summoned to all eternity.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

Turkey stands the tollman at the turnpike-gate, controlling and usurping the highway of all nations.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 by Dodge, Mary Mapes