| 单词 | toll-collector |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoll-collector toll-collector n. (a) a person who collects toll, esp. the tolls at a turnpike, a market, etc.; (b) a device for indicating the number of persons passing a turnstile or gate and paying toll; (c) a device in the feeder of a mill for separating the toll of grain. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > imposition or collecting of duties on goods > [noun] > collector of duty on goods tollerc1000 tolnerc1050 toll-gatherer1382 customer1389 toll-reeve1433 pennytollerc1450 toll-taker1555 toll-farmer1556 publicana1563 custom officer1644 exciseman1647 toll-mastera1649 custom house officer1654 toll-customera1681 customs officer1705 hoppo1711 ride officer1799 toll-collector1822 excisor1835 customs agent1838 custom-houser1865 1822 Act 3 Geo. IV c. 126 §22 If the Owner or Driver of any Waggon..shall resist any Gate Keeper or Toll Collector, in weighing the same,..[he] shall forfeit and pay..Five Pounds. 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Toll-collector. 1. A counter at a turnstile or gate to indicate the number of persons passing. 2. A device attached to the feed of a grain-mill to subtract the toll. 1903 H. B. Swete in Expositor Aug. 196 The rich and well-hated chief of the Jericho toll-collectors. < as lemmas |
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