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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After a decade in the Massachusetts State House, governor's office receptionist Joyce Stanton is calling it a career.
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Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
His mother worked as the receptionist and administrator, and his uncle joined his father as a photographer.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The crowd includes a wide variety of travelers—honeymooners, multigenerational families, and a very large handful of long-timers who know the receptionists, pool staff, water sports crew, and even the shuttle drivers like family members.
—Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Since her early days as a salon receptionist, the artist formerly known as Catherine Garner has channeled her unbridled id with a head-spinning boldness that would be probable cause for exorcism in most God-fearing countries.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
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Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
His mother worked as the receptionist and administrator, and his uncle joined his father as a photographer.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The crowd includes a wide variety of travelers—honeymooners, multigenerational families, and a very large handful of long-timers who know the receptionists, pool staff, water sports crew, and even the shuttle drivers like family members.
—Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Since her early days as a salon receptionist, the artist formerly known as Catherine Garner has channeled her unbridled id with a head-spinning boldness that would be probable cause for exorcism in most God-fearing countries.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
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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