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booker

American  
[book-er] / ˈbʊk ər /

noun

  1. a person who books a service for another person.

  2. a person who books a ticket or makes a reservation.

  3. a person who arranges for a performer to make an appearance, often at a live event or media production.


Example Sentences

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“It helps the artist understand the tour as much as it helps the booker understand the artist.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Joni Raphaella, the booker and curator at Market Hotel in Brooklyn, N.Y., said she had a feeling 2016 would come back around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

"There are fewer and fewer plus-size models on the runways," Aude Perceval, a booker at Plus Agency, a pioneer in plus-size modeling in France, told AFP.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Under booker Sarah Mello, who spearheaded clothing-donation drives following January’s fires, proceeds from all shows benefit the experience-forward Big Smile Foundation and SevaSphere, a nonprofit addressing local homelessness and food insecurity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

Junius T. Rollins, the booker for Kuhn & Dooley, jumped on the stage and engaged me after my dance.

From Rolling Stones by Henry, O.