toller

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English

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Etymology 1

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From toll +‎ -er, from the verb.

Noun

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toller (plural tollers)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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toller (plural tollers)

  1. A person who collects tolls; a tollkeeper.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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toller (plural tollers)

  1. Short for Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
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Galician

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Etymology

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

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Verb

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toller (first-person singular present tollo, first-person singular preterite tollín, past participle tollido, short past participle tolleito)

  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

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References

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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toller

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

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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toller (plural tolleres)

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

Descendants

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  • English: toller

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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toller m

  1. indefinite plural of toll

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin tollere. Doublet of tullir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /toˈʝeɾ/ [t̪oˈʝeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /toˈʎeɾ/ [t̪oˈʎeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /toˈʃeɾ/ [t̪oˈʃeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /toˈʒeɾ/ [t̪oˈʒeɾ]

  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: to‧ller

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) to remove
    Synonym: quitar

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