tollman en · NOUN
Etymology
From toll + -man.
Meanings
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A man who receives or collects a toll.
And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space, The tollmen thinking, as before, That Gilpin rode a race
1782 (date written), William Cowper, “The Diverting History of John Gilpin, […]”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], published 1785, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tollmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |