"check-taker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: check-takers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} check-taker (plural check-takers)
  1. (archaic) A person employed to collect admission tickets at a theatre or on a train, etc. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-check-taker-en-noun-gf89JGrt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "admission",
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        [
          "ticket",
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          "train",
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      ],
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