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receptionist

[ri-sep-shuh-nist] / rɪˈsɛp ʃə nɪst /


NOUN
secretary
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"He's a complete liar," said Angelica Garcia, a 45-year-old hotel receptionist.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

A year later, she had hired a receptionist and two specialists and felt confident enough to take a two-week holiday, her first international trip of the year.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

A man tricking a hospital receptionist is not exactly a criminal mastermind.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I have a cameo with my ex-wife in it. Lorenza. She’s the receptionist and I appear dancing in Chapala, but I’m super thin, so you can never recognize me,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Finally, a receptionist at Subservient said she knew that Mr. Poe worked down the street, at Mulctuary Money Management.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

Managers often ask other workers, like receptionists, what they thought of the candidates, she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025

From scheduling by phone to the welcoming receptionists who were so kind to the mammogram tech, they all did a wonderful job of getting me through my annual checkup!

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

There will be smarter cars, bipedal warehouse androids, roving grocery bots removing unscanned items from bagging areas, and torso-up AI designed to look like seated female receptionists.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024

In addition to the faculty unrest, more than 4,000 non-academic student workers in jobs from IT support to receptionists are in the final stages of a union organizing campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

He points toward the receptionists desk and chuckles.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio


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