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receptionist

[ri-sep-shuh-nist] / rɪˈsɛp ʃə nɪst /
NOUN
clerk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agent auditor bookkeeper cashier employee operator salesperson secretary teller worker
STRONG
amanuensis copyist counterperson notary recorder registrar seller stenographer transcriber
WEAK
counter jumper office helper paper pusher paper shuffler pen pusher pencil pusher shopperson white collar
NOUN
secretary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assistant clerk executive secretary
STRONG
typist
WEAK
word processor

Example Sentences

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The receptionist took me straight to an examination room.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

I was a hair salon receptionist, no family connections to any entertainment industry, let alone the music industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

While Ascentria attorneys have cleared TPS holders to keep working, Balthazar said her son lost his receptionist job.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

But the receptionist asked, 'What is a BSL interpreter?',

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Residents chatted in the halls; the receptionist yammered on the phone; nurses and aides bustled about.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.