ticket taker
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈtɪkɪt ˈteɪkər/
:
revisor de boletos
- Warily, they show their invitations to the mortal ticket taker at the door.
- ushers and ticket takers
- bus ticket takers
- movie theater ticket taker
Who helps ticket takers, Gaspers, best boys and other jobs that even people in show business don't understand?
- Who helps ticket takers, Gaspers, best boys and other jobs that even people in show business don't understand?
Examples
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The ticket taker runs after Oleg, who continues past the candy counter.
Fiction book (2001) -
We simply nodded to the ticket taker (who knew Robert and me).
Blog text (18) -
And the the ticket taker was saying, no, it's completely sold out.
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You are just the ticket taker-- the man in the middle.
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Gives his ticket to the ticket taker.
Fiction book (2002) -
The ticket taker stuck his head out the window and pointed left, then right.
Fiction book (1994) -
Koop thrust his money and ticket at the ticket taker.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then they walked to gate 12 and gave their ticket to the parent ticket taker, who handed them their boarding passes.
Academic text (2003) -
Honestly, I don't think ticket takers are trained like law enforcement officers or TSA.
Blog text (32) -
The ticket taker smiled as she checked my ticket at the entrance of the concert.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who checks and takes tickets from people entering trains or concerts
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'ticket' (admission document) + 'taker' (person who takes) yields someone who takes or collects tickets. This agentive -er formation and the literal action are common across languages and standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Ticket taker is a plain, literal name that shows the job: a person who takes a ticket from each person as they enter a show or event. So it means 'a person who checks and collects tickets' at the entrance.