售票员 shòupiàoyuán ticket seller
How to remember 售票员: 售 sell + 票 ticket + 员 member = ticket seller.
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How it is used
- A job-title noun for a ticket seller or conductor, on a bus, train, or at a station window.
- Built from 售 (sell) + 票 (ticket) + 员, the common agent suffix seen in job titles like 服务员, 演员.
- Neutral, everyday word; less common now as automated ticketing spreads, but still standard vocabulary.