receptionist
nounCA, UK, US /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ · AU /ɹɪˈsep.ʃə.nɪst/
Etymology Recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist.
1
An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
- "At the moment, I think I'm working for the Central Intelligence Corporation, the Mafia, and Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong." "I see," the receptionist, making a note.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 366:
- Related terms
- receipt, receive, receptacle, receptive, receptor