reservationist
- noun
- /ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənɪst/
- Reservations: Selena, the most inhospitable reservationist in the hospitality industry.
Examples
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The reservationist at the restaurant helped us secure a table for our special dinner.
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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.
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I spoke with the reservationist to confirm our hotel accommodations for the weekend trip.
Synonyms
A person at a hotel or apartment building who helps guests with mail, luggage, and bookings
A person at a hotel's front desk who greets guests and handles check-ins and check-outs
A person who makes reservations and appointments for others
A person at the front desk of a hotel who helps guests
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.