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desk clerk

British  

noun

  1. Also called: clerk.  a hotel receptionist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“She gives me the funnies from her paper every Sunday,” said front desk clerk Teina Tahauri.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2024

The desk clerk, Domonique Haasnoot, took pains each day to mark my maps, offer outing suggestions and make dinner reservations.

From Washington Post Sep. 9, 2022

It is not clear whether the front desk clerk knew that two other guests had recently called 911 from Room 205.

From New York Times Jul. 30, 2022

Finally, at 1:30, the front desk clerk told me I had a phone call.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2022

I figured I'd go down and ask the desk clerk if he could give me Burroughs's room number.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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