receptionist
/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/
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Australia/ɹɪˈsep.ʃə.nɪst/
receptionist noun: an employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
Noun
receptionist (plural receptionists)
- An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
- "At the moment, I think I'm working for the Central Intelligence Corporation, the Mafia, and Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong."
"I see," the receptionist, making a note.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 366
- "At the moment, I think I'm working for the Central Intelligence Corporation, the Mafia, and Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong."
- A proponent of receptionism.
receptionist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
receptionist in Hindi
- रिसेप्शनिस्ट
receptionist in Tamil
- வரவேற்பாளர், வரவேற்பாளினி, வரவேற்பினி
receptionist in Marathi
- employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting
- रिसेप्शनिस्ट risepśanisṭa
receptionist in Urdu
- استقبالیہ کار, استقبالیہ ساز, استقبالیہ نگار
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- receptionist in Bengali
- অভ্যর্থনাকারী
- receptionist in Telugu
- రిసెప్షనిస్ట్, రిసెప్షనిస్టు
- receptionist in Malayalam
- ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്കോ ബിസിനസ്സിനോ വേണ്ടി
- receptionist in Kannada
- ಸ್ವಾಗತಕಾರ, ಸ್ವಾಗತಕಾರ್ತಿ, ಸ್ವಾಗತಾಧಿಕಾರಿ
- receptionist in Punjabi
- ਰਿਸੈਪਸ਼ਨਿਸਟ
- receptionist in Gujarati
- રિસેપ્શનિસ્ટ
- receptionist in Odia
- ରିସେପ୍ଶନିଷ୍ଟ, ରିସେପ୍ଶନିଷ୍ଟ୍, ରିସେପ୍ସିଷ୍ଟ୍
- receptionist in Nepali
- रिसेप्शनिस्ट
- receptionist in Arabic
- مُوَظَّف الْاِسْتِقْبَال muwaẓẓaf al-istiqbāl, مُوَظَّفَةُ الْاِسْتِقْبَال muwaẓẓafatu l-istiqbāl
- receptionist in Indonesian
- penerima tamu, resepsionis
- receptionist in Thai
- พนักงานต้อนรับ pá-nák-ngaan-dtɔ̂ɔn-ráp
- receptionist in Vietnamese
- tiếp tân
Examples of receptionist in a sentence
- He worked as the receptionist at the Akron office.
- Soon afterwards, a nosy motel receptionist noticed a nasty niff from a new guest.
- She was the Jill of all trades there; shampoo girl, receptionist, and sweep up gal.
Forms of receptionist
| plural | receptionists |
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Origin of receptionist
Recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist.
Questions about receptionist
- What does receptionist mean?
- Receptionist means an employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
- What is receptionist in Hindi?
- Receptionist in Hindi is रिसेप्शनिस्ट. See Receptionist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is receptionist?
- Receptionist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce receptionist?
- Receptionist is pronounced /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of receptionist?
- The plural of receptionist is receptionists.
Words near receptionist in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: receptionist (page history and authors); receptionist (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); receptionist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); receptionist (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); receptionist (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); receptionist (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); receptionist (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); receptionist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); receptionist (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); receptionist (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); receptionist (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); receptionist (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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