receptionist

«receptionist» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who works at the front desk of an office, hotel… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a receptionist, receptionists)

meaning for a pupil

A person who works at the front desk of an office, hotel, school or doctor's surgery, greeting people, answering the phone and making appointments. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life you see a receptionist at the dentist, doctor's or hotel. In school, the receptionist or office staff help visitors sign in. Phrases: hotel receptionist, ask at reception.

examples

• The receptionist gave us our room key. tree →
• Ask the receptionist for an appointment. tree →
• The school receptionist signed in my mum. tree →
• She works as a receptionist at the dentist's. tree →
• The receptionist answered the phone with a smile. tree →
• Visitors must speak to the receptionist first. tree →

note

Countable. Place: reception (the front desk). In UK schools «Reception» is also the first year of primary school.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «receptionist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.