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receptionist

[ri-sep-shuh-nist] / rɪˈsɛp ʃə nɪst /


NOUN
secretary
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Eduardo Rodrigues Cavalcante, a receptionist at a hotel adjacent to the school, described scenes of terror, as some students tried to jump over a wall separating the school from the hotel.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The day after Vicky Levens had her third miscarriage, she returned to her job as a receptionist.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The receptionist took me straight to an examination room.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 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

Now, if that receptionist had told me there were going to be nine people in that room, I'd have walked out on the spot.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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