travel agent

American  

noun

1. a person who owns, operates, or works for a travel agency.

2. a travel agency.

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Etymology

Origin of travel agent

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

But a travel agent told the the BBC that the tickets are not yet available for businessmen or tourists.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

My travel agent couldn’t believe what resulted from my powers of persuasion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

A travel agent and community theater actor, she and a few residents in the small city of Blaine, Mo., plan to put on a musical chronicling the town’s 150-year history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

A travel agent, who declined to be named for security concerns, told AFP that booking international flights has been "unstable".

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

I had explicitly instructed my travel agent to choose something inexpensive, in the thirty-to-forty-dollar range.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan