(n) the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group), Syn. reservation, Example:wondered who had made the booking
(n) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time, Syn. booking, Example:the play had bookings throughout the summer
A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc., for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets at a booking office. [ 1913 Webster ]