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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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The next day, De Castro returned to the hotel, identified himself to the front desk clerk as a guest and said he’d left his keys in his room, Wallace wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

The desk clerk told me she never used it, and indeed it was set up with chairs and a screen and had been used formerly to screen films.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

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

The desk clerk ignored the boys, who did not stop to remove their jackets before they knelt in front of the clock.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

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