receptionist

/rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst/

nounre · cep · tion · ist

Think: “At the front desk, you RECEIVE (re-CEIVE) people and calls — that’s the re-CEP-tion-ist.”

Yes, it's receptionist. Watch the middle: it’s **-cep-** (like **accept**) and **-tion-** sounds like “shun” in **receptionist**.

Definition

  1. nouna person whose job is to welcome visitors, answer phone calls, and help people at the front desk of a business or organization

Examples

  • “The receptionist greeted us and asked who we were here to see.”
  • “Please check in with the receptionist before going to the conference room.”
  • “After the call ended, the receptionist took a message for the manager.”

Synonyms

front-desk clerkdesk clerkgreeteroffice clerkintake clerk

Translations

ES recepcionistaPT recepcionistaFR réceptionniste

Common misspellings

recepsionistreceptonistreceptionestrecepcionistreceiptionistreceptianistreceptionnistrecepttionist

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