Masculine

Zöllner

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) customs officer
  2. (masculine, strong) publican

Concepts

customhouse officer

Zöllner

Synonyms

Grenzsoldat

Grenzer

Zollbeamtin

Grenzposten

Frequency

39k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

zellner

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

zoller

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtsœlnɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German zolnære, from Old High German zolōnāri, borrowed from Medieval Latin telonarius, from telonium (“tollbooth”).

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