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Receptionist

noun. An office worker employed chiefly to receive visitors and answer the telephone.

noun. An employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting.

noun. A secretary whose tasks prominently include the above.

noun. a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors

"That which we call a receptionist, by any other word would still greet visitors and answer phones."

Words that are more generic or abstract

secretarial assistant secretary

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