receptionist
UK/rɪ'sepʃ(ə)nɪst/US/ri'sepʃәnist/
IELTSTOEFLA2
Definitions
n.
A person employed to greet and assist visitors and answer calls at a front desk
接待员，前台
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreceptionagain, back
+
-isttake, seize, hold
=receptionist
reception (the front desk, the place of receiving) + -ist (a person who) = "the person at reception." The one whose job is to receive everyone who walks in — greeting visitors, taking calls, directing them onward.
Common Collocations
- 1.hotel receptionist酒店前台
- 2.medical receptionist诊所接待员
- 3.front desk receptionist前台接待员
Example Sentences
- 1.
The receptionist greeted us and asked us to sign in.
- 2.
Ask the hotel receptionist for a map.
- 3.
She works as a receptionist at a dental clinic.