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ticket agent

American  

noun

  1. a person who sells tickets, as for theater seats, train accommodations, etc.


Etymology

Origin of ticket agent

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

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As he boarded, the ticket agent “just grabbed the ticket and scanned it,” Calderón said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2026

“The ticket agent, I remember how she commented that her hand was tired from having to write so many of them.”

From BBC Sep. 26, 2024

Bottom line: There’s no substitute for a professional ticket agent or hotel receptionist.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2023

On Monday, when a ticket agent in Austin informed her that her flight back to El Paso had been canceled, she knew what to ask for.

From Slate Dec. 29, 2022

“To get to Farmington, you have to go to Hartford and take a bus,” the ticket agent said.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

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