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greeter

British  
/ ˈɡriːtə /

noun

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

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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

A greeter will meet you at the curb, accompany you through security and get you inside the airline’s club, starting at around $250 a person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

With the old stadium headed for demolition, it was placed on a grassy traffic island at the foot of a Manhattan exit ramp — a lonely greeter, to a mostly empty island.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

The greeter at the table looks over my way too, and points.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson