Ticket Tout (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The ticket tout was arrested for selling counterfeit tickets to the concert outside the venue.
- He made a living as a ticket tout, buying up tickets to popular events and reselling them online.
- The ticket tout had a stash of tickets to the sold-out show and was looking to make a hefty profit.
- The authorities cracked down on ticket touts operating outside the stadium, seizing hundreds of tickets.
- As a seasoned ticket tout, she knew exactly which events to target for maximum profit.