desk clerk

noun

US and Canadian a hotel receptionistAlso called: clerk

QUIZZES

CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THESE WORDS FROM "LITTLE WOMEN"

"Little Women" may be a classic, but that doesn't mean we all know the meanings of the vocab words from the book. Can you define these words correctly and make Jo proud?
Question 1 of 10
earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Words nearby desk clerk

desired, desirous, desist, desk, desk calendar, desk clerk, desk copier, desk jobber, desk jockey, desk pad, desk work
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Example sentences 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 Watson

  • Bruce 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 Lockhart

  • And 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 Leacock

  • You're a desk-clerk, and you write all day long, standing at a desk.

    The Gold Bag|Carolyn Wells