receptionist
noun
re·cep·tion·ist
ri-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nist 
: a person employed to greet telephone callers, visitors, patients, or clients
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These include the hotel manager, receptionist, and Payne's friend, Roger Nores, who face manslaughter charges, while two others are accused of supplying drugs.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The manager and receptionist of the hotel where Payne died, Gilda Martin and Esteban Grassi, were both charged with negligent homicide for a professional, along with Payne’s friend, Rogelio Nores, the New York Times reported.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The judge has only asked that the manager and receptionist be notified of the charges, calling for all suspects in the case to be questioned amid local authorities’ ongoing investigation into what played out the night of Payne’s fall, according to Rolling Stone, citing the documents obtained.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
Also facing manslaughter charges are hotel chief receptionist Esteban Grassi and Gilda Martin, who served as head of security at the time, per Infobae.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The manager and receptionist of the hotel where Payne died, Gilda Martin and Esteban Grassi, were both charged with negligent homicide for a professional, along with Payne’s friend, Rogelio Nores, the New York Times reported.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The judge has only asked that the manager and receptionist be notified of the charges, calling for all suspects in the case to be questioned amid local authorities’ ongoing investigation into what played out the night of Payne’s fall, according to Rolling Stone, citing the documents obtained.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
Also facing manslaughter charges are hotel chief receptionist Esteban Grassi and Gilda Martin, who served as head of security at the time, per Infobae.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Receptionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receptionist. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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receptionist
noun
re·cep·tion·ist
ri-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nəst
: an office employee who greets callers, answers questions, and arranges appointments
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