re‧cep‧tion‧ist /rɪˈsepʃənəst, rɪˈsepʃənɪst/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: receipt, receipts, receiver, reception, receivership, receiving, receptionist, receptor; adjective: receptive ≠ UNRECEPTIVE, received; verb: receive]
someone whose job is to welcome and deal with people arriving in a hotel or office building, visiting a doctor etc

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