receptionist
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2.6
- noun
- /rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst/
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recepcionista
- Who has ever waited a table, worked as a cashier, been a receptionist, had to do customer service by phone?
- ask the receptionist
- tell the receptionist
- front office receptionist
And they were the receptionist at like an architecture firm.
- And they were the receptionist at like an architecture firm.
- I've just had no from our receptionist that the guests have arrived, so let's let them in.
- You are a receptionist at a, a doctor's office, open office on time.
- We, she was our receptionist and her job, she had one job, right?
- And I'm like, I'm a receptionist, I promise, you know?
- And my secretary had an office and they, the receptionist, had an office.
- So like come in the receptionist Hoffy downstairs could be like in Scrubs as well.
- This time for me, it was in my law firm, all white lawyers, one black receptionist, and they said not guilty.
- And there ain't there ain't can't be a receptionist that knows as much of where the skeletons are.
- There was an event that they were doing called Board Aid while I was still actually the receptionist.
- So the very first thing I did was I went to the receptionist who was a little bit of a Sergeant at Arms.
- Yes, and then like like maybe the non-emergency police line or I mean, or just the Police Department receptionist, right?
- I'm just a receptionist in A at A at a restaurant or or in an organization.
Examples
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"A taxi will be along directly," the receptionist said as she hung up the receiver.
Fiction book (1991) -
I've just had no from our receptionist that the guests have arrived, so let's let them in.
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Do you know if the receptionist is coming back soon?
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The most important member of staff in your travel clinic may well be the receptionist.
Academic text (2012) -
"Dr. Wingate can see you now," the receptionist called out about a half hour later.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Has Mr. Gillooley come in yet?" he asked the receptionist on the phone.
Fiction book (1990) -
She used to be the receptionist.
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As we filed out, Amburgey told his receptionist he would not be back today.
Fiction book (1990) -
Uh, I'm the after-hours receptionist.
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When I arrived at the hotel, the receptionist welcomed me with a smile and asked for my reservation details.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who works at a hotel's front desk and helps guests with check-ins and questions
12
2.8
A person who welcomes guests or customers as they arrive
2
2.0
A person at a hotel's front desk who greets guests and handles check-ins and check-outs
1
2.7
A person at the front desk of a hotel who helps guests
1
3.7
A person who works at a desk in an office or hotel reception helping visitors
1
3.4
A hotel worker at the front desk who gives rooms and keys to guests
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Surface Forms
Morphology
receptionist = reception (semi-transparent) = reception + ist
The suffix '-ist' indicates a person associated with a particular activity, but the specific role of a receptionist is specialized.
Etymology
Receptionist comes from reception, which comes from a root meaning 'to receive', the same idea as the word receive. So a receptionist is someone who 'receives' and welcomes visitors, answers phones, and gives information.