desk clerk
noun
US and Canadian
a hotel receptionist
Also called: clerk
Words nearby desk clerk
desired,
desirous,
desist,
desk,
desk calendar,
desk clerk,
desk copier,
desk jobber,
desk jockey,
desk pad,
desk work
Example sentences from the Web for desk clerk
The woman should make her way immediately to the desk-clerk, register, and then follow the page assigned to her, to her room.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 |Lillian Eichler WatsonBruce took the yellow envelope which the desk-clerk handed him and looked at it with a feeling of dread.
The Man from the Bitter Roots |Caroline LockhartAnd it was just at the moment when Mr. Smith said this that Billy, the desk-clerk, entered the room with the telegram in his hand.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town |Stephen LeacockYou're a desk-clerk, and you write all day long, standing at a desk.
The Gold Bag |Carolyn Wells