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receptionist

 
/rɪˈsepʃənɪst/ noun

Definition

A2 someone who works in a hotel or office and answers the telephone and deals with visitors when they arrive: a hotel receptionist
(Definition of receptionist noun from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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