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receptionist

[ri-sep-shuh-nist] / rɪˈsɛp ʃə nɪst /


NOUN
secretary
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"He's a complete liar," said Angelica Garcia, a 45-year-old hotel receptionist.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

A man tricking a hospital receptionist is not exactly a criminal mastermind.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

One of the attractions of the merger, he said later, was that the other firm had a receptionist and a Xerox machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I have a cameo with my ex-wife in it. Lorenza. She’s the receptionist and I appear dancing in Chapala, but I’m super thin, so you can never recognize me,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

While I went in to see my broken-up pop, Mr. Ray usually stayed out in the lobby and talked to the receptionist who’d helped us the first night.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

Dr Hayley Harris, clinical director for NHS Lothian's unscheduled care services, said that the Edinburgh walk-in centre will have one GP, one advanced practice nurse, one physio, two receptionists and one link worker.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

She posed as a courier, telling the receptionists that the script was requested by an executive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

From scheduling by phone to the welcoming receptionists who were so kind to the mammogram tech, they all did a wonderful job of getting me through my annual checkup!

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

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

He points toward the receptionists desk and chuckles.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio


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