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Meaning of "ticket collector" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TICKET COLLECTOR

ticket collector  [ˈtɪkɪt kəˈlɛktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TICKET COLLECTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ticket collector is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TICKET COLLECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ticket collector in the English dictionary

The definition of ticket collector in the dictionary is a person who checks that passengers on a train, etc, have a valid ticket, and marks it so that it cannot be used again.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TICKET COLLECTOR


collector
kəˈlɛktə
connecter
kəˈnɛktə
deflector
dɪˈflɛktə
detector
dɪˈtɛktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
elector
ɪˈlɛktə
free-selector
ˈfriːsɪˌlɛktə
genuflector
ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛktə
hector
ˈhɛktə
inflector
ɪnˈflɛktə
neglector
nɪˈɡlɛktə
noncollector
ˌnɒnkəˈlɛktə
prelector
prɪˈlɛktə
protector
prəˈtɛktə
reflector
rɪˈflɛktə
retroreflector
ˌrɛtrəʊrɪˈflɛktə
sector
ˈsɛktə
selecta
sɪˈlɛktə
selector
sɪˈlɛktə
vector
ˈvɛktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TICKET COLLECTOR

ticket
ticket agency
ticket agent
ticket barrier
ticket booth
ticket counter
ticket day
ticket desk
ticket holder
ticket inspector
ticket machine
ticket of leave
ticket office
ticket tout
ticket-of-leave man
ticketing
ticketless
tickets
tickettyboo
tickety-boo

WORDS THAT END LIKE TICKET COLLECTOR

actor
art director
artistic director
associate director
connector
corrector
debt collector
detective chief inspector
effector
executive director
injector
lector
managing director
music director
private sector
projector
public sector
rector
sales director
smoke detector
Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of ticket collector in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ticket collector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TICKET COLLECTOR

Find out the translation of ticket collector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ticket collector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ticket collector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收票员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

revisor
570 millions of speakers

English

ticket collector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टिकट कलेक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جَامِعُ التَذَاكِر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

билетный контролер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fiscal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টিকিট - সংগ্রাহক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrôleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengumpul tiket
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schaffner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

改札係
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집찰원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tiket kolektor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người thu vé
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிக்கெட் கலெக்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिकीट कलेक्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biletçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controllore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bileter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кондуктор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

controlor de bilete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εισπράκτορας εισιτηρίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaartjie versamelaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spärrvakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

billettør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ticket collector

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TICKET COLLECTOR»

The term «ticket collector» is normally little used and occupies the 113.419 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TICKET COLLECTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ticket collector

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TICKET COLLECTOR»

Discover the use of ticket collector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ticket collector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
J.L. Austin and the Law: Exculpation and the Explication of ...
In this reverie, he deflects the ticket collector's demands for a ticket by reversing the situation: I therefore revealed that I had to be in Dijon for important and secret reasons, reasons that concerned France and perhaps all mankind. If things were  ...
Daniel Brian Yeager, 2006
2
Vulgarity and Authenticity: Dimensions of Otherness in the ...
The ticket- collector, the other passengers (for the most part), and the train itself all represented the world of the Other, a world, moreover, that branded the Jew as the archetypal Other in return. On the other hand, the train was also a metaphor ...
Stuart Zane Charme, 1993
3
African Psycho
coming out of his ears, this railroad ticket collector who stinks of sweat, this railroad ticket collector who calls her all kinds of names, this railroad ticket collector who makes her bark like an Alsatian or a bulldog, this railroad ticket collector who ...
Alain Mabanckou, 2009
4
The Illegal Journeys: From East to West
a few stops, a ticket collector asked us for tickets. Rahim showed his hand and said, “No tickets.” The ticket collector was a black man, he told us to leave to the train. When the train stopped, we got out, and there were some benches, and we  ...
Ali Akbari, 2011
5
Flee the Captor
After a train had been in the station for some time and it seemed that all its passengers had left the station, the ticket collector would close his gate and leave to relax until the next train arrived. The guard often left at the same time. Watching  ...
Herbert Ford, 1966
6
Changing the Rules: The Politics of Liberalization and the ...
None of the speakers could see the woman — or even the ticket collector, for that matter. "Who do you think you are?" shouted one passenger at the ticket collector . "You think you're someone big and important," another passenger said.
Aili Mari Tripp, 1997
7
The Blitz Kids: World War 2 Adventure Story
Meanwhile the kids and Lizzie, purely by chance, headed towards the engine in search of the ticket collector, rather than the Guard in his van at the rear. What a stroke of luck that was, for as they entered the front section of the train an almighty ...
Paul Douglas, 2010
8
Bangkok for Shy Guys: No-nonsense Travel Guide for Shy ...
Even the tickets are color-coded as shown in Figure 4-17, so the ticket collector on the boat knows who is allowed to be on board. Your ticket is not checked when you are boarding but between piers when the boat is on the move. If you are ...
Central Information Services, LLC, Lester Ma, 2006
9
A Butterfly's Revolution
The singing ticket collector told us our sold-out, waiting-list-closed, half-empty train would depart one hour later than scheduled. Having been occupied with the rat war most of the night, I was too exhausted to complain. Ram, who had spent ...
Shane Sorenson, 2010
10
Lines of the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy, ...
... out from the platform and afterward assaulted by a Eurasian ticket collector. . . . The veil of a purdanashin woman was lifted by a ticket-collector."65 These incidents involving middle-class travelers were minor in comparison 52 PART I XIV.
Laura Bear, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TICKET COLLECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ticket collector is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Birmingham waitress 'could lose home' after unpaid £4 rail ticket fine …
The costs incurred have spiralled over the three years since Aisha was nabbed by a ticket collector. What's more, Aisha, 21, moved out long ago, but it's Sharon's ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
2
From ticket collector Dhoni to World Cup-winning captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's image of holding the World Cup trophy at Wankhede has been immortalised in cricketing folklore but not many know that Indian ... «Deccan Herald, Feb 15»
3
MS Dhoni - TC to TC: From Ticket Collector to Test Captain
They say, the journey is more important than the end or the start, and MS Dhoni's journey took him from being a Ticket Collector with Indian Railways to India ... «Cricbuzz, Dec 14»
4
Train rage passenger flattened Exeter Central Station ticket collector
A "train rage" passenger was caught on CCTV as he barged through a station barrier in the wrong direction and flattened a ticket collector who tried to stop him. «Exeter Express and Echo, Dec 14»
5
Drunk UP ticket collector nabbed for molesting two girls
Two Indore girls travelling by Bundelkhand Express have charged a drunk railway ticket collector with molesting them on board train and later threatening to kill ... «Hindustan Times, Oct 14»
6
2 ticket collectors suspended for strip-searching woman passenger
“When my mother-in-law was asked to show her ticket to the inspector present in the compartment, she was found to be travelling with a second class ticket. «The Hindu, Jul 14»
7
Bath's ticket collector John Helsdon dies suddenly
His unusual hobbies and collection of tickets is how a great grandfather from Bath, who dedicated much of his spare time to charity, will be remembered. «Bath Chronicle, Jun 14»
8
Passenger locked ticket collector out of train
She said: “The conductor, Louise Caisley, asked him to present a ticket while boarding and he said he didn't have one and did not have the money to pay.”. «shropshirestar.com, Jun 14»
9
Woman killed as ticket collector pushes her off train
The Jalgaon Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested a ticket collector (TC) on Thursday for allegedly causing the death of a 32-year-old woman who was ... «Hindustan Times, May 14»
10
Man sought after ticket collector robbery bid
The man threatened the ticket collector when he came up to check that he had paid his fare, and demanded money. There was then a brief struggle. The train ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ticket collector [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ticket-collector>. Apr 2024 ».
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