front desk
noun
: the desk in a building where visitors are greeted
We checked into the hotel at the front desk.
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These jobs involve everything from cooking, cleaning and serving to attending a front desk, taking guests on hikes, horseback rides, fishing trips and the like.
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
An emergency button inside the room that connected to the front desk appeared to have been pressed, according to the Metro Police Department.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
In the sporty video, McRae is seen dancing in a hockey rink, doing splits at the front desk and riding around on a Zamboni.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
For more information, contact the front desk at 502-581-1416.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Dec. 2025
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
An emergency button inside the room that connected to the front desk appeared to have been pressed, according to the Metro Police Department.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
In the sporty video, McRae is seen dancing in a hockey rink, doing splits at the front desk and riding around on a Zamboni.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
For more information, contact the front desk at 502-581-1416.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Front desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20desk. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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