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reservationist
[rez-er-
vey
-sh
uh
-nist]
/ˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst/
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noun
1.
a person who makes or takes
reservations
, as at an airline office;
reservation
clerk.
Origin of
reservationist
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1915-1920
An Americanism dating back to
1915-20;
reservation
+
-ist
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