receptionist
noun
re·cep·tion·ist
ri-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nist 
: a person employed to greet telephone callers, visitors, patients, or clients
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Maybe Amanda can still be a receptionist.
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Marcia Wallace as Carol Kester On the show, Wallace played Carol Kester, the wise-cracking receptionist at Hartley’s practice.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The Senior Services Center Escondido is looking for volunteer receptionists.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
In it, Noelle Al Saffan, a police department receptionist, pushes back against sexism and police indifference investigating the discovery of the lifeless body of a teen girl in the desert.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Marcia Wallace as Carol Kester On the show, Wallace played Carol Kester, the wise-cracking receptionist at Hartley’s practice.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The Senior Services Center Escondido is looking for volunteer receptionists.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
In it, Noelle Al Saffan, a police department receptionist, pushes back against sexism and police indifference investigating the discovery of the lifeless body of a teen girl in the desert.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for receptionist
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receptionist
noun
re·cep·tion·ist
ri-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nəst
: an office employee who greets callers, answers questions, and arranges appointments
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