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ticket agent

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noun

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

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Origin of ticket agent

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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Examples from the Web for ticket agent

Bill, the ticket-agent, held his lantern over it on the platform.
Red Men and White|Owen Wister
At one of the stations the ticket-agent took his horse out from the car, and riding off into the country, we saw no more of him.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
Such commonplace American terms as box-car, caboose, air-line and ticket-agent are still quite unknown in England.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken
The ticket-agent scanned her curiously, but Betty looked perfectly unconcerned, and he saw no occasion to question her.
Betty's Happy Year|Carolyn Wells

A thought struck her, and she went into the waiting-room and asked the ticket-agent if the train was very late.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman