noun
ticket collector; collecting tickets
Refers to the person who tears or collects tickets at an entrance, or the act itself. Common at theaters, stations, and events.
映画館のもぎりのおじさんが切符を半分に切った。
The ticket collector at the movie theater tore the ticket in half.
入り口でもぎりを済ませてから中に入
After having my ticket collected at the entrance, I went inside.
改札 refers to ticket inspection or a ticket gate, often at stations, while もぎり specifically means tearing or collecting tickets, typically by a person.
Derived from the verb もぎる (to tear off, to pluck), referring to the action of tearing a ticket stub.