receptionist
noun
a person employed to receive and assist callers, clients, etc., as in an office.
receptionists
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pluralof receptionist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She posed as a courier, telling the receptionists that the script was requested by an executive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Often potential patients can get frustrated when receptionists ask for more information.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
There will be smarter cars, bipedal warehouse androids, roving grocery bots removing unscanned items from bagging areas, and torso-up AI designed to look like seated female receptionists.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
Women can, for instance, work as receptionists for female doctors and dentists.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
He remembered that he had to change shoes and retreated to a comer of the lobby, out of sight of receptionists and guards, to sit on the floor and pull on Eric’s brown Oxfords.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
