ticket agent

noun

: one who sells transportation or theater and entertainment tickets

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Gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel at the museum staged a brief walkout in June, citing chronic understaffing and poor working conditions. Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025 Louvre staff - including gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel - say those upgrades can't come soon enough. NPR, 20 Oct. 2025 Perhaps most importantly, ACERS sends complaints to airlines and ticket agents in real time. AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025 The department is also planning to reduce regulatory burdens on airlines and ticket agents by writing new rules detailing the definition of a flight cancellation that entitles consumers to ticket refunds, as well as revisit rules on ticket pricing and advertising. David Shepardson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ticket agent

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ticket agent was in 1861

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“Ticket agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticket%20agent. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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