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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

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

From BBC Nov. 2, 2025

Niccol committed to increasing staffing and creating a new greeter position in some stores, while investing in technology to better sequence orders to try to reduce service times.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 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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