desk clerk
noun
US and Canadian a hotel receptionistAlso called: clerk
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Nearby words
desired, desirous, desist, desk, desk calendar, desk clerk, desk copier, desk jobber, desk jockey, desk pad, desk work
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Examples from the Web for desk clerk
The woman should make her way immediately to the desk-clerk, register, and then follow the page assigned to her, to her room.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2|Lillian Eichler WatsonBruce took the yellow envelope which the desk-clerk handed him and looked at it with a feeling of dread.
The Man from the Bitter Roots|Caroline LockhartAnd it was just at the moment when Mr. Smith said this that Billy, the desk-clerk, entered the room with the telegram in his hand.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town|Stephen LeacockYou're a desk-clerk, and you write all day long, standing at a desk.
The Gold Bag|Carolyn Wells