receptionist A2 Topic:People & Society US /ɹɪˈsep.ʃə.nɪst/ UK /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #11469 Meanings 1 noun A person whose job is to welcome and help visitors and answer the phone at the front of an office or hotel. The receptionist offered the guests coffee while they waited. Thesaurus Word family Forms receptionists Related forms receiptreceivereceptaclereceptivereceptor Etymology AI details Recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # receptionist **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈsep.ʃə.nɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 11469 ## Meanings 1. A person whose job is to welcome and help visitors and answer the phone at the front of an office or hotel. ## Examples - The receptionist offered the guests coffee while they waited. ## Related Forms - receipt - receive - receptacle - receptive - receptor ## Etymology Recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist. ## AI Etymology Receptionist recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist. Modern senses include a person whose job is to welcome and help visitors and answer the phone at the front of an office or hotel.. The wider word family includes related forms such as receipt, receive, receptacle, and receptive. ## Topics - People & Society markdown