"ticket collector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ticket collectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ticket collector (plural ticket collectors)
  1. A person who checks that passengers on a train etc have a valid ticket, and marks or clips it so that it cannot be used again. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: conductor [US], ticket inspector

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