Receptionist is an English word with synonyms like secretary. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Receptionist meaning
- An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
- A proponent of receptionism.
Synonyms of Receptionist
Using Receptionist
- The main meaning on this page is: An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office. | A proponent of receptionism.
- Useful related words include: secretary, secretarial assistant.
- In the example corpus, receptionist often appears in combinations such as: the receptionist, receptionist at, as receptionist.
Context around Receptionist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Receptionist
- In this selection, "receptionist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, motel, old, nighttime, telephoned, makes and doris stand out and add context to how "receptionist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 37pm a receptionist called and and a nighttime receptionist at adina. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "receptionist" sits close to words such as abiola, afterthought and avatars, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with receptionist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is unclear whether the receptionist was in any way implicated. (11 words)
At 5:37pm a receptionist called and requested an ambulance within two hours. (13 words)
But there’s still a physical receptionist even in this day and age. (13 words)
A receptionist at the hotel known as Ms D said in a statement: 'The lady rushed out from the lift - she was very distressed and crying, her hair had been messed up and I can't say for certain but I believe I remember her neck being marked. (48 words)
Michael Williams recalls his move from Cleveland to Canada where his do-it-all mindset eventually led to the creation of the "Rap City" program, while Erica Ehm retells how she was upgraded from a receptionist to a TV personality with no experience. (43 words)
Founded in 1984 amid economic uncertainties, Joseph A. DeSalvo and his wife, Joy, started the company in their home on Mansell Drive in Liberty Township, with DeSalvo’s mother-in-law playing a pivotal role as office manager and receptionist. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
A receptionist at the hotel known as Ms D said in a statement: 'The lady rushed out from the lift - she was very distressed and crying, her hair had been messed up and I can't say for certain but I believe I remember her neck being marked.
At 5:37pm a receptionist called and requested an ambulance within two hours.
At the gate, the receptionist telephoned inside to announce the arrival of the TC.
He had no other job lined up, and he was not independently wealthy, having worked his way up from receptionist to HR manager without a college degree.
I felt that the receptionist really enjoyed having the power to deny me my physical from my 14th doctor in 16 years.
In “Incognito,” a lonely motel receptionist makes an extra buck by selling the hidden-cam videos of his unsuspecting guests on the internet.
In October, DailyMail.com visited the office which is on top a ramen shop and next to an acupuncturist where a receptionist was surprised to hear it was a secret police station.
I took the long way and arrived just behind a Dutch couple who were welcomed by receptionist Doris Zulu with a spiel that concluded: “Please be careful if you go walking along the banks of the lake.
Maria Rendon, a 21-year-old receptionist from Woodbridge, Va., said she recently started using Lapse.
Michael Williams recalls his move from Cleveland to Canada where his do-it-all mindset eventually led to the creation of the "Rap City" program, while Erica Ehm retells how she was upgraded from a receptionist to a TV personality with no experience.
They will claim she made a comment about suicide to more than just the receptionist, he said.
Amos Baker, who worked as a nighttime receptionist at Adina Hotel on Market Street, manages a significant acquired brain injury after being attacked on August 30, 2022.
And the annoyingly thin and pretty is also back as Dr. Jackie’s adorable but confused receptionist.
Another receptionist noticed that his glasses had been bent and took them down the road to Specsavers to have them straightened.
But there’s still a physical receptionist even in this day and age.
Chief receptionist ERG (Esteban Grassi) is also suspected of manslaughter for allegedly asking three people to 'drag' Payne to his room when he could not stand.
During the assessment, the CQC team spoke with three dentists, four dental nurses, one trainee dental nurse, one receptionist, and the practice manager.
Founded in 1984 amid economic uncertainties, Joseph A. DeSalvo and his wife, Joy, started the company in their home on Mansell Drive in Liberty Township, with DeSalvo’s mother-in-law playing a pivotal role as office manager and receptionist.
He directed his anger at the receptionist, pointing at him and making threats; he was then ‘belligerent’ to police officers who intervened.
It is unclear whether the receptionist was in any way implicated.
Common combinations with receptionist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the receptionist 30×
- receptionist at 13×
- as receptionist 11×
- receptionist and 6×
- receptionist to 5×
- receptionist was 5×
- receptionist who 4×
- was receptionist 4×
- receptionist for 4×
- receptionist in 4×