travel agent
Americannoun
-
a person who owns, operates, or works for a travel agency.
-
a travel agency.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of travel agent
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Australian travel agent Karis Heemskerk is among the fans of spending more time on one plane to get to their destination faster.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
The travel agent from Internova Travel Group, one of the world’s largest travel-services companies, secured a full refund from a hotel with a famously strict no-refund policy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Guests who booked flights via a travel agent should contact the travel agent directly to request a refund.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“I’m going to be honest: Clearing your cache and going incognito to ‘beat’ flight pricing is largely a myth,” said Katie Lynn Reynolds, a travel agent at Travelmation.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
My mother, who works for a travel agent in town, clicks off the radio and pours herself a second cup of coffee.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
