ticket agent

noun

Definition of ticket agentnext
as in conductor

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Recent Examples of ticket agent 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 When an airport ticket agent presents Sabrina with an enticing prospect, she’s suddenly forced to confront the last decade of her life. — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025 However, since layoffs target corporate and leadership positions rather than ticket agents, flight attendants, pilots, or ground crews, flight operations at Dallas Love Field and other airports should remain unaffected. — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ticket agent
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  1. conductor
  2. guide
Noun
  • Where Whitney, Rickey, and Clayton heard an innovative admixture, the conductor—presumably less experienced with such syncretism—heard a clash.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Hankook Symphony Orchestra, which is run by Pi-o’s grandfather, invites Jeong-yo to be a guest conductor.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of conductor
Noun
  • Selfie sticks dangle off every bridge, and tour groups shuffle behind guides waving flags.
    — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The process starts with the official voter guide, then suggests copying the exact language of a measure into an AI chatbot and asking for a plain-English explanation.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of guide

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“Ticket agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticket%20agent. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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