receptionist
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receptionist
- /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ Canada, UK, US
- /ɹɪˈsep.ʃə.nɪst/ Australia
Where it comes from
Recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist.
noun receptionists
- An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office. "At the moment, I think I'm working for the Central Intelligence Corporation, the Mafia, and Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong." "I see," the receptionist, making a note.
- A proponent of receptionism.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: secretary, assistant, operator, receipt, receiving, reception, removal, desk, receiver, receiptholder, clerk, office worker, recipient, doorperson, receptor, greeter
Translations
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noun employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting
| Español | recepcionista, secretaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리셉셔니스트 risepsyeoniseuteu, 접수인 jeopsu'in |
| 日本語 | 受付係 uketsuke-gakari |
| 中文 | 接待員 /接待员 jiēdàiyuán, 招待員 /招待员 zhāodàiyuán |
| Português | recepcionista, rececionista |
| Français | réceptionniste |
| Deutsch | Empfangsdame, Empfangssekretärin, Portier |
| Italiano | addetto al ricevimento, addetto all'accettazione, addetto alla reception, receptionist |
| Ελληνικά | ρεσεψιονίστ resepsioníst |
| Română | recepționer, recepționeră |
| Русский | секрета́рь sekretárʹ, секрета́рша sekretárša, регистра́тор registrátor, администра́тор administrátor, портье́ portʹjé |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếp tân |
| العربية | مُوَظَّف الْاِسْتِقْبَال muwaẓẓaf al-istiqbāl, مُوَظَّفَةُ الْاِسْتِقْبَال muwaẓẓafatu l-istiqbāl |
| עברית | פקיד קבלה pkid kabalá |
Talk about this word "receptionist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/receptionist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. receptionist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/receptionist "receptionist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/receptionist.Cite this
@misc{receptionist_2026,
title = {receptionist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/receptionist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
