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toller

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See also: Toller and töller

English

Etymology 1

toll +‎ -er, from the verb.

Noun

toller (plural tollers)

  1. A person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer

Etymology 2

From Middle English toller, from Old English tollere; equivalent to toll +‎ -er, from the noun.

Noun

toller (plural tollers)

  1. A person who collects tolls; a toll keeper

Etymology 3

Noun

toller (plural tollers)

  1. (dogs) Short for Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
Translations

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese toller, from Latin tollere, present active infinitive of tollō.

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. (dated) to remove; to take away; to deprive
    Synonym: quitar
  2. (dated) to hinder; to impede
  3. to cripple, to maim
    Synonym: eivar
  4. to spoil
    Synonym: estragar

Conjugation

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Derived terms

References


German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

toller

  1. inflection of toll:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English tollere; equivalent to toll (toll) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔlər(ə)/, /ˈtɔlɛr(ə)/

Noun

toller (plural tolleres)

  1. A tollkeeper; one who collects tolls, levies or payments.

Descendants

  • English: toller

References


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

toller m

  1. indefinite plural of toll

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tollere, present active infinitive of tollō. Doublet of tullir.

Verb

toller (first-person singular present tollo, first-person singular preterite tollí, past participle tollido)

  1. (obsolete) to remove
    Synonym: quitar

Conjugation

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