tollman

[ tohl-muhn ]

/ ˈtoʊl mən /

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noun, plural toll·men.

a tollkeeper.

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Origin of tollman

First recorded in 1735–45; toll¹ + -man

Words nearby tollman

tollhouse, tollhouse cookie, tolling dog, tollkeeper, toll line, tollman, toll road, toll thorough, toll traverse, Tollund man, tollway

How to use tollman in a sentence

Upon arrival officers found Tollman “unconscious and unresponsive.”
Celebrity Stylist Annabel Tollman Dead at Thirty-Nine|Misty White Sidell|June 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Celebrity and fashion stylist Annabel Tollman has passed away at the age of 39.
Celebrity Stylist Annabel Tollman Dead at Thirty-Nine|Misty White Sidell|June 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Still, Tollman says the shift by no means began or ended with the "Poker Face" star.
Adele, Lady Gaga, and More Unconventional Pop Stars|Jacob Bernstein|March 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“It turned out that the college student chaperone with them was charging $20 a day to get on the prepaid bus,” says Molly Tollman.
The Perils of Teen Travel|Kathleen Kingsbury|July 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST

I don't see a turnpike—an' sure I ought to know a tollman's dirty face in any place.
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe
Turkey stands the tollman at the turnpike-gate, controlling and usurping the highway of all nations.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878|Various
It was about six months after Tollman came of age that irregular charges began to appear against the inactive accounts.
Uncle Sam Detective|William Atherton Du Puy
So adroitly did Kelliner play this game that Tollman had been heard to threaten to break with him because he was a piker.
Uncle Sam Detective|William Atherton Du Puy
Kelliner at that time already had a line on Tollman, and other possible victims were deemed ready for the plucking.
Uncle Sam Detective|William Atherton Du Puy