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greeter

greeter noun: a person who greets people on their arrival.

Noun

greeter (plural greeters)

  1. A person who greets people on their arrival.
    • Walmart greeter
    • The greeter is standing most or all of the time, and the weather may be unpleasant at that time of the year. If the greeter can bring a folding chair to sit on in slow periods, so much the better.1976, Daniel M. Gaby, Merle H. Treusch, Election Campaign Handbook, page 303
  2. A volunteer who shows tourists around their home city or region for free.
    • Visitors are matched with a volunteer Greeter according to shared interests and languages spoken, and their 3-4 hours together is a combination of what the Greeter has to offer and the visitor wants to know.1998, Proceedings from the Australian Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference, page 208
    • The greeter system — a free service provided by volunteers — is popular in several cities throughout the world.2013, John A. Richardson, Grey Nomads, page 75

Examples of greeter in a sentence

  • Plaintiff testified that the store greeter was talking in a loud and rude manner.1986, James Cleary, Prosecuting the Shoplifter: A Loss Prevention Strategy, page 220:
  • The greeter makes immediate eye contact with customers, making them feel important, and unknown guests can be addressed as they enter to determine their purpose, which also discourages robbers.1995, Paul Seibert, Facilities Planning and Design for Financial Institutions, page 163:
  • It's only natural as an usher or greeter to have questions like these.2014, Annette Schroeder, Welcome to Our Church:
  • Many greeter associations now exist across the world.2021, Isabelle Frochot, A Practical Guide to Managing Tourist Experiences:

Forms of greeter

pluralgreeters

Origin of greeter

From Middle English greter, gretter, equivalent to greet + -er.

Questions about greeter

What does greeter mean?
Greeter means a person who greets people on their arrival.
How do you use greeter in a sentence?
Plaintiff testified that the store greeter was talking in a loud and rude manner.
What part of speech is greeter?
Greeter is a noun.
What is the plural of greeter?
The plural of greeter is greeters.

Words near greeter in the dictionary

  1. greetable
  2. greete
  3. greeted
  4. greetee
  5. greetees
  6. greeter
  7. greeters
  8. greetes
  9. greetest
  10. greeteth
  11. Greetham

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