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WordBand 5.5–6.5Toofey picks
receptionist
/rɪˈsɛpʃəˌnɪst/
noun
A person who welcomes visitors and answers the telephone in an office.
- “The receptionist asked the visitors to wait in the lobby.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))