ticket agent

noun

Origin of ticket agent

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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A Rochester (ROC) passenger approached a ticket counter to check in and stated to the ticket agent that he had a bomb in his bag.
The TSA’s Insane Instagram Feed | Nina Strochlic | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His father was a manager of a bus station in Kansas and Texas and Lehrer helped to pay for college by working as a ticket agent.
Jim Lehrer's Cross-Country Fantasy | Sandra McElwaine | April 24, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The ticket agent glanced at Jerry and then he reached under his counter and brought up a large envelope.
The Five Arrows | Allan Chase
There was another church, a library, the postmaster and the ticket agent at Speonk who lived in the village.
The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser
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

The ticket agent was also the telegraph operator, and Bessie saw that she was writing something on a yellow telegraph blank.
A Campfire Girl's Test of Friendship | Jane L. Stewart
It was my purpose to go to Richmond, and I asked the old ticket agent to send me, but he obstinately refused.
The Master of Warlock | George Cary Eggleston

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