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receptionist

[ri-sep-shuh-nist] / rɪˈsɛp ʃə nɪst /


NOUN
secretary
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The receptionist took me straight to an examination room.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

I was a hair salon receptionist, no family connections to any entertainment industry, let alone the music industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

His mother “worked as a receptionist at a burglar alarm company—one of the few growth industries in the neighborhood” during the early 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

While Ascentria attorneys have cleared TPS holders to keep working, Balthazar said her son lost his receptionist job.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

He stalked out of the courtyard, past the receptionist, through the double doors, and showed opportunity—and that bossy Maya-Jade—just who was in charge here.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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