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reservationist

reservationist

1 7.0
A person who books rooms and tables by phone or online
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənɪst/
translation icon : agente de reservas
  • Reservations: Selena, the most inhospitable reservationist in the hospitality industry.

Examples

  • The reservationist at the restaurant helped us secure a table for our special dinner.

  • Airports don't own their terminals and runways or employ reservationists and pilots; they merely orchestrate services.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The ABA reservationist will know which states have approved the program.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The ABA reservationist will know which states have approved the program. You may participate without requesting credit.

    Academic text (1998)
  • A very recent example of that attitude is the supervisor of the handicap bus reservationist.

    Blog text (2)
  • When planning the conference, the reservationist coordinated all the room bookings and catering services.

  • I spoke with the reservationist to confirm our hotel accommodations for the weekend trip.

Synonyms

concierge
vsreservationist
38 6.3

A person at a hotel or apartment building who helps guests with mail, luggage, and bookings

specializes in making and managing reservations rather than handling various guest tasks
hotel clerk
vsreservationist
2 2.0

A person at a hotel's front desk who greets guests and handles check-ins and check-outs

operates across services beyond one hotel's front desk to manage reservations
booker
vsreservationist
1 4.2

A person who makes reservations and appointments for others

focuses mainly on service reservations such as hotels, restaurants, and events
hotel desk clerk
vsreservationist
1 2.7

A person at the front desk of a hotel who helps guests

focuses on making and managing reservations across hospitality and other services

Surface Forms

Morphology

reservationist = reservation (transparent) = reservation + ist

Formed by the clear addition of the agentive suffix '-ist' to 'reservation', yielding 'a person who deals with reservations'.

Etymology

Reservationist comes from reserve, which means 'to keep' something for someone, and the ending -ist names a person who does a job, as in artist or dentist. So a reservationist is the person who keeps and arranges bookings for hotel rooms, restaurant tables, or events.