ticket agent
Americannoun
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
“What more can go wrong?” she said to the ticket agent.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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