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ticket collector

ticket collector

1 2.1
A person who checks and takes tickets from people entering trains or concerts
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪkɪt kəˈlɛktər/
translation icon : revisor de boletos
  • As the event began, the ticket collector greeted attendees while scanning their tickets.

Examples

  • Then he offers his ticket to the ticket collector and steps inside.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Then his aide approached the ticket collector right next to me.

    Blog text (23)

  • The sexy ticket collector signals a taxi driver.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • TICKET COLLECTOR:

    Lady and the Tramp (2019)

  • TICKET COLLECTOR:

    Lady and the Tramp (2019)

  • TICKET COLLECTOR:

    Lady and the Tramp (2019)

  • The ticket collector checked each passenger's ticket before they boarded the train.

  • At the concert, the ticket collector ensured everyone had valid entry before allowing them inside.

Synonyms

ticket taker
vsticket collector
3 1.9

A person who checks and collects tickets at the entrance to an event

also applies to work on public transport as well as events

How Strict

enforcer
10 4.3
ticket collector
1 2.1

Surface Forms

ticket collector singular
ticket collectors plural

Morphology

ticket + collector

The compound is directly built from 'ticket' (admission/travel document) + 'collector' (a person who collects), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a person who collects tickets. Although 'collector' can sometimes imply collecting money, the noun–noun composition and common contextual cues (entrance, transport) make the intended meaning clear and cross-linguistically straightforward.

Etymology

Ticket collector comes from the simple image of a person who takes people's tickets at the door. That collector checks and often keeps the ticket, so the phrase means 'a person who checks and collects tickets'.