Noun
a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
Source: WordNetI got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available. Alan Patricof
The receptionist looked us over, then went back to typing something incredibly urgent-like her résumé for another job. James Patterson
I started out as a receptionist. I typed, I filed, I answered the phones for a little nine-person company. Carly Fiorina
My mother had gotten a job as a receptionist at a dancing school and had the idea that we should open our own dancing school; we did, and it prospered. Gene Kelly
The fact of the matter is that when there are feelings involved and you like someone, it doesn't matter if you're an actor, a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer, a receptionist - you can't really help it when you have feelings for someone. Jessica Szohr
I ended up meeting my manager because my sister was a receptionist at a management company. My manager is actually my same manager that I have today. That's how it started. I worked my way. Katie Cassidy