travel agent

noun

: a person engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, or trips for travelers

Examples of travel agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 58-year-old travel agent lives in Deer Park, a small city east of Houston. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024 Most of the rest were about travel agents and tour operators. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 July 2024 If things don’t go quite according to plan, stay flexible, says travel agent Erionne Thompson. Allie Volpe, Vox, 18 June 2024 Kids chant ‘George Floyd’ as victim can’t breathe Anna Wintour apologizes for 2024 Met Gala’s theme ‘confusion’ Many travel agents haven’t ever charged fees. Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for travel agent 

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of travel agent was in 1885

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“Travel agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20agent. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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