check-taker
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who collects tickets or checks passes: A "check-taker" is an individual employed to collect or verify tickets, passes, or other forms of admission, typically at a venue such as a theater, cinema, railway station, or event gate.
Usage Examples
- (The person collecting tickets verified admission passes at the door.)
- (The employee validated the ticket by perforating it.)
Advanced Usage
- "to act as a check-taker": to perform the role of collecting or verifying tickets.
- She was hired to act as a check-taker for the concert series. (She worked as the person who checks tickets at multiple events.)
Variants and Related Words
- Check-taking (n): the action or process of collecting or verifying tickets.
- The check-taking process was efficient, with minimal delays. (The activity of checking tickets went smoothly.)
Synonyms
- Ticket collector: a person who collects tickets, especially on a train or at an event.
- Gatekeeper: a person who controls access to a place, often by checking tickets or passes.
- Usher: an official who guides people to their seats and may also check tickets.
Related Idioms
- To punch a ticket: to validate or mark a ticket as used, often done by a check-taker.
- The check-taker punched my ticket before I boarded the bus. (The ticket was marked by the employee.)