Dictionary

receptionist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈsep.ʃə.nɪst/ (Australia)
• /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ (Canada, UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist.

Meanings

1. 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. 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 366:
2. A proponent of receptionism.

Forms

Relateds

receptive · receptor · receptacle · receive · receipt

Translations (58)

cy derbynnydd (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ja 受付係 (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · es secretaria (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · mr रिसेप्शनिस्ट (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · de Empfangssekretärin (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · id penerima tamu (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · nl onthaalbediende (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · fr réceptionniste (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · hu recepciós (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · de Empfangsdame (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · tr resepsiyon memuru (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · id resepsionis (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · mi kaiwhakatau manuhiri (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ru портье́ (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · el ρεσεψιονίστ (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · it addetto al ricevimento (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · nb resepsjonist (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · cmn 招待員 /招待员 (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ro recepționeră (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · pt rececionista (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · gd fàiltiche (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · nn resepsjonist (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · tr resepsiyonist (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ga fáilteoir (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · mi kaitaupaepae (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · bo སྣེ་ལེན་པ (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · mi kiripaepae (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · eo akceptisto (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · he פקיד קבלה (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ru секрета́рь (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · vi tiếp tân (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ro recepționer (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · th พนักงานต้อนรับ (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · it addetto all'accettazione (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · it receptionist (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · cy croesawydd (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · cmn 接待員 /接待员 (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · fi reseptionisti (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ar مُوَظَّفَةُ الْاِسْتِقْبَال (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ko 리셉셔니스트 (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ar مُوَظَّف الْاِسْتِقْبَال (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ru регистра́тор (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · fi vastaanottovirkailija (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · cs recepční (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · it addetto alla reception (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ca recepcionista (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · es recepcionista (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ru администра́тор (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · pl recepcjonista (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · pl recepcjonistka (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · pt recepcionista (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · sv receptionist (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ko 접수인 (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · nl receptionist (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · hu portás (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · ru секрета́рша (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · km អ្នកទទួលភ្ញៀវ (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting) · de Portier (employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting)