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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesréceptionniste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.sɛp.sjɔ.nist
"La réceptionniste a répondu au téléphone avec le sourire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An employee whose job is to deal with people arriving at an office or hotel, answering the telephone, and giving information to visitors.
"The receptionist greeted the clients and asked them to take a seat in the waiting area." - 2
A person stationed at a reception desk in a professional setting to manage incoming communications and schedules.
"She worked for three years as a medical receptionist before being promoted to office manager."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English word 'reception' (from Latin 'receptio', meaning 'an act of receiving'), combined with the agent suffix '-ist'. The term emerged in the late 19th century as commercial businesses and hotels increasingly required dedicated staff to greet visitors and manage front-desk communications.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Receptionist" is said worldwide
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réceptionniste
Transliteration: ʁe.sɛp.sjɔ.nist
"La réceptionniste a répondu au téléphone avec le sourire."
Empfangschef
Transliteration: ɛmˈpfaŋsˌʃɛf
Script: Empfangsdame
"Die Empfangsdame half den Gästen beim Einchecken."
ricevionista
Transliteration: ritʃep.tʃoˈni.sta
"Il ricevionista ha dato tutte le informazioni necessarie."
recepcionista
Transliteration: ɾe.sep.sjoˈnis.ta
"La recepcionista indicó dónde era la reunión."
recepcionista
Transliteration: ʁe.sep.si.uˈnis.tɐ
"A recepcionista encaminhou o visitante para a sala de reuniões."
स्वागतकर्ता
Transliteration: swāgatkartā
"स्वागतकर्ता ने आगंतुकों का मुस्कान के साथ स्वागत किया।"
接待员
Transliteration: jiē dài yuán
"前台接待员热情地帮我办理了入住。"
접수원
Transliteration: jeopsuwon
"안내데스크의 접수원이 친절하게 길을 알려주었다."
受付係
Transliteration: uketsukegakari
"受付係が面会の手続きをしてくれた。"
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