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receptionist

re·cep·tio·nist

UK/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ US/ɹɪˈsep.ʃə.nɪst/ fairly common

noun

1.

a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors

Origin

Recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist.

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