receptionist
noun
re·cep·tion·ist
ri-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nist 
: a person employed to greet telephone callers, visitors, patients, or clients
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Ahead of Payne's death, the hotel's chief receptionist called 911 after becoming worried about Payne's behavior, per local outlets La Nacion and Clarin, as well as Sky News.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
In the early morning hours of Dec. 17, 2023, the victim worked as a receptionist at a downtown Phoenix apartment building when Chuchuney approached from the outside and asked to be let in.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
Assi rushed over, but the hotel receptionist said no one with his name had checked in.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
There’s a moment in that episode of simultaneous chaos that happens, with two cars crashing as a man attempts to drown the receptionist and Sister Megan finds herself in the line of fire.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
In the early morning hours of Dec. 17, 2023, the victim worked as a receptionist at a downtown Phoenix apartment building when Chuchuney approached from the outside and asked to be let in.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
Assi rushed over, but the hotel receptionist said no one with his name had checked in.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
There’s a moment in that episode of simultaneous chaos that happens, with two cars crashing as a man attempts to drown the receptionist and Sister Megan finds herself in the line of fire.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
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receptionist
noun
re·cep·tion·ist
ri-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nəst
: an office employee who greets callers, answers questions, and arranges appointments
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