ticket collector

collocation in English

meaningsofticketandcollector

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ticket
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtɪk.ɪt/us
/ˈtɪk.ɪt/
a small piece of paper or card given to someone, usually to show that they have paid for an event, journey, ...
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collector
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈlek.tər/us
/kəˈlek.tɚ/
someone who collects objects because they are beautiful, valuable, ...
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(Definition ofticketandcollectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofticket collector

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I once knew an old railway servant aticketcollectorhe was.
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There is a noise like aticketcollectorbehind us.
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The two then joined forces and proceeded to charge theticketcollectorwho not unnaturally asked to see their tickets which they did not have.
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It is written in that way because an authorised person is not going to be an ordinary inspector orticketcollector.
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Theticketcollectorreached for the nearest thing to hand, which happened to be a piece of iron conduit.
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Within 30 seconds of my boarding the train, aticketcollectorhad presented himself.
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I have heard on very good authority that only last week aticketcollectorat one of the main-line stations resigned.
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Does he not deserve £4 or £5 more per week than theticketcollectorwho merely clips tickets?
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One of them would be an exciseman and the other aticketcollector.
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If one does not have a ticket, theticketcollectorcomes round and uses a portable piece of equipment to issue one.
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What my friend theticketcollectorhad to say about there being no ambition would then, to a large extent, cease to be true.
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It would have been all right if theticketcollectorhad been fully trained and was competent to follow those instructions.
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Again, if they are sitting in a corner with others standing, theticketcollectormay go past them.
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That provision means that theticketcollectorwill be performing a quasi-judicial function.
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Is it right that aticketcollectorshould be saddled with a quasi-judical function and not have a compeltely cut-and-dried duty to perform?
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Is this sort of work really the work of aticketcollector?
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Myticketcollectorfriend was putting it very clearly.
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Or take the case of a rather tiresometicketcollectorwho may refuse to accept your permit.
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Nearly always there is aticketcollectoron the train.
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