[1735–45; toll1 + -man]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boxer, butternut, tandem, tutorial, washboard-man is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating a man ofa certain type or with a certain job. Other words that use the affix -man include: chairman, corpsman, fireman, liveryman, midshipman