ticket agent

noun

: one who sells transportation or theater and entertainment tickets

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Complaints overall related to air travel, which includes all complaints against both U.S. and foreign carriers as well as ticket agents and others, saw a rise of less than two percent, reaching 89,094 in 2024. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 But mostly, a black backpack worn during the check-in process is practically invisible to a ticket agent – even one that's slightly too big or too heavy. Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 May 2025 Both suspects ignored no trespassing signs and verbal commands from a ticket agent before busting through staff onto the restricted jet bridge, authorities said. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025 New government regulations, set to go into effect in April, will require airlines and ticket agents to issue non-expiring travel credits if passengers are restricted or prohibited from traveling because of a serious communicable disease. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 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 5 Jun. 2025.

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