receptionist

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re·cep·tion·ist

 (rĭ-sĕp′shə-nĭst)
n.
An office worker employed chiefly to receive visitors and answer the telephone.
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receptionist

(rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst)
n
(Professions) a person employed in an office, hotel, doctor's surgery, etc, to receive clients, guests, or patients, answer the telephone, arrange appointments, etc
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re•cep•tion•ist

(rɪˈsɛp ʃə nɪst)

n.
a person employed to receive and assist callers, clients, etc., as in an office.
[1900–05]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.receptionist - a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitorsreceptionist - a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
secretarial assistant, secretary - an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
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Translations
مُوَظَّف الإسْتِقْبالمُوَظِّفُ الِاسْتِقْبال
recepční
receptionist
vastaanottovirkailija
recepcioner
fogadóportás
starfskraftur í móttöku
受付係秘書
접수계원
recepčný
receptor
receptionist
พนักงานต้อนรับ
resepsiyon görevlisiresepsiyonist
nhân viên tiếp tân

receptionist

[rɪˈsepʃənɪst] Nrecepcionista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

receptionist

[rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst] nréceptionniste mfreception room n (British) (in private house)salon m; (in public building, hotel)salle f de réception
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

receptionist

n (in hotel) → Empfangschef m, → Empfangsdame f; (with firm) → Herr m/Dame fam Empfang, Empfangssekretärin f; (at airport) → Bodenhostess f; (at doctor’s, dentist’s etc) → Frau f or → Herr man der Anmeldung
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

receptionist

[rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst] n (in hotel, offices) → receptionist m/f inv; (at doctor's) → addetto/a alla ricezione, assistente m/f di studio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

reception

(rəˈsepʃən) noun
1. the act of receiving or being received. His speech got a good reception.
2. a formal party or social gathering to welcome guests. a wedding reception.
3. the quality of radio or television signals. Radio reception is poor in this area.
4. the part of a hotel, hospital etc where visitors enter and are attended to.
reˈceptionist noun
a person who is employed (eg in a hotel, office etc) to answer the telephone, attend to guests, clients etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

receptionist

مُوَظِّفُ الِاسْتِقْبال recepční receptionist Empfangschef ρεσεψιονίστ recepcionista vastaanottovirkailija réceptionniste recepcioner receptionist 受付係 접수계원 receptionist resepsjonist recepcjonista rececionista, recepcionista секретарь приемной receptionist พนักงานต้อนรับ resepsiyonist nhân viên tiếp tân 接待员
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receptionist

n. recepcionista.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

receptionist

n recepcionista mf
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The Register also shows Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell said he employed his daughter Emily Campbell as a part-time adminsitrative assistant between January and March 2017.