TSA agent
Checkpoint security worker
A TSA agent is an employee of the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. agency responsible for airport security screening.
TSA agents check passengers and luggage at checkpoints, operating body scanners and X-ray machines.
The term often carries connotations of tedious encounters: The TSA agent made me take off my shoes and belt.
Evaluative selection process
- metal detectorDevice sensing buried conductors
- body scannerDevice imaging beneath garments
- pat-downBody search by touch
- baggage checkService handling checked items
bins · shoes off · checkpoint · queue · belt · conveyor · X-ray · scanner
At the endpoint
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- departureAct of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- concourseOpen gathering area
baggage claim · carousel · boarding · check-in · intercom · announcements · flight · airline
Worn symbol of membership
- uniformIdentical throughout
- federalDivided governmental authority
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- confiscateSeize by authority
detain · inspect · compliance · regulations · prohibit · restrict · violation · penalty
Identifying possible dangers
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- prohibited itemsGoods forbidden by rules
- explosivesDetonating substances
- weaponsTools for fighting
knife · firearm · terrorism · safety · surveillance · alert · secure · defense
screening
Evaluative selection process
- metal detectorDevice sensing buried conductors
- body scannerDevice imaging beneath garments
- pat-downBody search by touch
baggage check · bins · shoes off · checkpoint · queue · belt · conveyor · X-ray · scanner · gloves
terminal
At the endpoint
concourse · baggage claim · carousel · boarding · check-in · intercom · announcements · flight · airline · passenger
badge
Worn symbol of membership
- uniformIdentical throughout
- federalDivided governmental authority
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
confiscate · detain · inspect · compliance · regulations · prohibit · restrict · violation · penalty · authority
threat detection
Identifying possible dangers
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- prohibited itemsGoods forbidden by rules
- explosivesDetonating substances
weapons · knife · firearm · terrorism · safety · surveillance · alert · secure · defense · hazard
- airport securitysecurity, security checkpoint, screening, security screening, metal detector
- airport workerspilot, flight attendant, baggage handler, air traffic controller, copilot
- Federal Jobsfederal judge, federal prosecutor, customs officer, park ranger, postal worker
- gatekeepersbouncer, doorman, security guard, guard, sentry
- uniformed jobspolice officer, firefighter, soldier, marine, sailor
- federal employeesfederal employees, federal workers, civil servants, park ranger, federal judge
TSA agentgate agent
Airline employee at boarding
travel agent · flight attendant · concierge · hospitality worker · VIP escort
TSA, agent, agents, agency, agencies, agenda, agendas, activate