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desk clerk

British  

noun

  1. Also called: clerk.  a hotel receptionist

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At the 120-room Pacific Edge Hotel, also in Laguna Beach, a desk clerk reported Friday that “we were at 18% occupancy on Tuesday. We’ve been at 100% the last two nights.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

A front desk clerk in Lyon, for instance, recommended a wonderful restaurant that served traditional Lyonnaise cuisine and arranged my taxi to the train station after three Uber drivers in a row canceled.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022

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

Booth approached the front desk, wrote a brief note, and handed it to the desk clerk, who placed it in Johnson’s mail slot.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson