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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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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

Mr Bloom, an entrepreneur who had previously set up a failed Mafia-themed museum in Las Vegas, and Mr Evers, a former actor, were met by a greeter and escorted inside the palace.

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

He nods at a greeter who hasn’t yet found her party.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

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