travel agent

noun

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

Examples of travel agent in a Sentence

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Expecting The Best Price Vicki Winters is a luxury travel advisor with Bucket List Travelers and says there are many benefits to using a travel agent when booking a cruise vacation rather than booking the trip yourself online. Terri Peters, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026 Diercksen, who has been a travel agent for 10 years, says that simply following the rules will keep things easy. Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 Consult your travel agent or the cruise line for more details. Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026 This could happen for jobs such as data entry workers, IT specialists and travel agents. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for travel agent

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 4 Feb. 2026.

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