🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Ticket-Händler

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtɪkɛt ˈhɛndlɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ticket Scalper/ˈtɪkɪt ˈskælpər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Ticket-Händler verlangte einen hohen Preis für das Konzertticket."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who buys tickets to events and resells them at a higher price, often illegally.

    "The concert was sold out, but I found a ticket scalper who had a few tickets available for a premium."
  2. 2

    An individual who engages in the practice of reselling tickets, typically for profit.

    "Many ticket scalpers operate online, making it difficult for fans to purchase tickets at face value."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'ticket scalper' originates from the practice of 'scalping' which dates back to the 19th century in the United States, referring to the illegal resale of tickets at inflated prices. The word 'scalp' itself comes from the Old French 'escalpe', meaning 'to strip the scalp', metaphorically relating to the act of taking advantage of others.

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🇫🇷French → English

revendeur de billets

Transliteration: rəvɑ̃dœʁ də bjɛ

"Le revendeur de billets a vendu des places à un prix exorbitant."

🇩🇪German → English

Ticket-Händler

Transliteration: ˈtɪkɛt ˈhɛndlɐ

"Der Ticket-Händler verlangte einen hohen Preis für das Konzertticket."

🇮🇹Italian → English

rivenditore di biglietti

Transliteration: riːvenˈditore di biʎˈʎetti

"Il rivenditore di biglietti ha aumentato i prezzi per il concerto."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

revendedor de entradas

Transliteration: reβenˈdel̪o ðe enˈtɾaðas

"El revendedor de entradas vendía boletos a precios muy altos."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

revendedor de ingressos

Transliteration: ʁevẽdeˈdoʁ dʒi iŋˈɡɾesus

"O revendedor de ingressos estava cobrando muito mais do que o preço original."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

टिकट बिक्रेता

Transliteration: ṭikaṭ bikretā

"टिकट बिक्रेता ने संगीत कार्यक्रम के लिए बहुत अधिक कीमत मांगी।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

票贩子

Transliteration: piào fànzi

"票贩子在音乐会门口出售高价票。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

티켓 상인

Transliteration: tiket sang-in

"티켓 상인은 콘서트 티켓을 비싸게 팔고 있었다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

チケット転売業者

Transliteration: chiketto tenbai gyōsha

"チケット転売業者はコンサートのチケットを高値で売っていた。"

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