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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The court cleared the head receptionist at the CasaSur Hotel, Esteban Grassi, Argentinian-American businessman Rogelio Nores, a friend who accompanied Payne on the trip, and Gilda Martin, the hotel’s manager.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
Ask the receptionist for their ideas If the next available appointment requires an unbearably long wait, politely tell the scheduler instead of hanging up the phone and grumbling, Maissel advises.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
For example, the receptionist’s pen has moved over a centimeter from scene to scene.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
For example, in the virtual receptionist industry, AI sentiment analysis is a tool that listens to customer interactions, picking up on tone and word choice to determine satisfaction levels.
—Lisa Snyder, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
Ask the receptionist for their ideas If the next available appointment requires an unbearably long wait, politely tell the scheduler instead of hanging up the phone and grumbling, Maissel advises.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
For example, the receptionist’s pen has moved over a centimeter from scene to scene.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
For example, in the virtual receptionist industry, AI sentiment analysis is a tool that listens to customer interactions, picking up on tone and word choice to determine satisfaction levels.
—Lisa Snyder, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for receptionist
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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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