Definition of receptionist
:a person employed to greet telephone callers, visitors, patients, or clients
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By the afternoon, the body of a 47-year-old receptionist, Ruth Berg, was pulled from the debris.
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The blast on August 2 killed Ruth Berg, a 17-year veteran receptionist at the private Christian pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school.
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The guard became upset because Dharani was recording him and the receptionist, the video shows.
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In total, eight classrooms, three bathrooms, a receptionist desk, personal office, therapy room, sensory room, and activities area were constructed over three days by Interval volunteers.
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There was the chatter of stylists gossiping with clients, the whirl of hair dryers and the receptionist laughing into her cellphone.
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The receptionist was really nice and called security.
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A staff of 23 including therapists, human rights experts, cooks, and receptionists helps run the migrant shelter 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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The contract, which goes into effect July 1, will apply to cooks, receptionists, custodians, associates and maintenance workers, according to a board report.
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