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Meanings of toll taker in English

Someone employed to collect tolls.

Usage of toll taker in English
1
Sonny handed the toll taker the dollar bill and waited for his change.
The Godfather
2
But the toll taker was fumbling with his change; the dumb son of a bitch actually dropped it.
The Godfather
3
And so they exchanged; the toll taker at the barrier kept the goose, and the peasant carried away the fowl.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2
4
Thanks in part to the contracts, investors have viewed the midstream operators as toll takers insulated from the volatility of energy prices.
Reuters