TOLLMAN

tollkeeper, tollman, tollgatherer, toll collector, toll taker, toll agent, toller

(noun) someone employed to collect tolls

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tollman (plural tollmen)

One who receives or collects a toll.

Source: Wiktionary


Toll"man, n.; pl. Tollmen (.

Definition: One who receives or collects toll; a toll gatherer. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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