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Receptionist   /rɪsˈɛpʃənɪst/  /risˈɛpʃənɪst/   Listen
Receptionist

noun
1.
A secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors.





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"Receptionist" Quotes from Famous Books



... A receptionist hurried to him and he told her he wanted to see either Mr. Demming or Mr. Rostoff, and then when she offered to escort him personally he noticed her pixie-like cuteness and said, "What're you doing ...
— Medal of Honor • Dallas McCord Reynolds
... frosty receptionist barrier, and entered an office only half the size of Penn Station. The man behind the U-shaped desk couldn't have been better suited to the surroundings by Central Casting. He was cleft-jawed, tanned, exquisitely tailored. ...
— Get Out of Our Skies! • E. K. Jarvis
... The receptionist took his I.D. and the letter, scanned them briefly, and slipped them into one of the message tubes beside her desk. "It will only be a moment, Doctor," she said impersonally. "Would you care ...
— The Lani People • J. F. Bone


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