How to use receptionist in a sentence

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• He worked as the receptionist at the Akron office.From the entry office
• Soon afterwards, a nosy motel receptionist noticed a nasty niff from a new guest.2014, Nick Arnold, Horrible Science: Body Owner's Handbook, page 159. From the entry niff
• She was the Jill of all trades there; shampoo girl, receptionist, and sweep up gal.2012, J. N. Sadler, Neighbors, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 44. From the entry jill of all trades
• Called for comment, a receptionist at the awards’ phone line said, rather uncommunicatively, “We don’t do interviews.”2009 August 10, Stephanie Clifford, “After Winning Advertising Awards, an Invitation to Pay for the Trophies”, in New York Times. From the entry uncommunicatively
• The hotel receptionist added that the message came late last night.2004, Stewart Dalby, The Friends of Rathlin Island. From the entry changeover
• She was a doctor's receptionist, and wore a blouse and skirt under her belted mac.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 6, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry belted
• The door of the vet's banged open and the receptionist bullered out.1996, Colophon Press, Madam X. - Issue 1, page 23. From the entry buller
• I only realised this when my dentist's receptionist told me to expect a fair wait till I could be seen.2011, Catherine Forde, Sugarcoated, →ISBN. From the entry skive
• For a while he was giving Colette, the receptionist, a hard time, until she learned to ignore him.2011, Sara J. Henry, Learning to Swim: A Novel, Crown, →ISBN, page 183. From the entry tweak
• "My dear sir," said Hube in an authoritative manner to the receptionist askancing Thales, "first of all, we aren't tourists.1997, Tibor Fischer, The Thought Gang, page 185. From the entry askance
• Suddenly he had levered himself up from the sofa, rocking the lame man violently, and was walking towards the receptionist.1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Vintage International, published 2001, Part Two, Chapter 1. From the entry lever
• I found it extremely luxe that there was a stack of large-format Moleskines you could take at your whim from the cabinet behind the receptionist.2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN. From the entry luxe
• By telephoning the station and, as soon as the phone-in receptionist answers putting him on ‘hold’ you effectively put that line out of action.1988, “Phone-In Chat Show Hosts”, in Victor Lewis Smith, Paul Sparks, editors, Loose Ends: The Book, London: Ebury Press, →ISBN, “Mrs…. From the entry Robert is your father's brother
• My rapid dial wouldn't work, and when I was finally able to get a Homeland Security office phone number to reach you, the receptionist brick walled me.2012, Virdean, Making the Rules, →ISBN. From the entry brick wall
• Plenty of companies now employ a “director of first impressions”, a job whose responsibilities include greeting all visitors at the front desk, almost as if you were meeting a receptionist.2022 December 8, “The scourge of job-title inflation”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2024. From the entry director of first impressions

Meaning of receptionist

1. noun An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
2. noun A proponent of receptionism.

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How do you use receptionist in a sentence?

Receptionist is used as a noun. For example: “He worked as the receptionist at the Akron office.”

What is a short sentence with receptionist?

“He worked as the receptionist at the Akron office.”

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.