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greeter

British  
/ ˈɡriːtə /

noun

  1. a person who greets people at the entrance of a shop, restaurant, casino, etc

"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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My greeter, Natalee, texted me to take my time getting out of the vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

That’s when a “college” fund becomes a “refrigerator college” fund, and a retirement fund becomes an income-support fund for a store greeter.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026

Once inside they were taken through to the inner courtyard, where a female greeter was waiting to meet them.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025

After that, his unclaimed body began its wanderings: as a greeter for an Oklahoma funeral home, as a sideshow attraction for touring carnivals, and even in a titillating 1933 pre-Code film, “Narcotic.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025

I look back at the table—the greeter woman isn’t there anymore.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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