Greeter

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who greets people on their arrival.

    "Walmart greeter"

  2. 2
    a person who greets wordnet
  3. 3
    A volunteer who shows tourists around their home city or region for free.

    "Visitors are matched with a volunteer Greeter according to shared interests and languages spoken, and their 3-4 hours together is a combination of what the Greeter has to offer and the visitor wants to know."

Synonyms

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saluterwelcomer

Example

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"The greeter is standing most or all of the time, and the weather may be unpleasant at that time of the year. If the greeter can bring a folding chair to sit on in slow periods, so much the better."

Etymology

From Middle English greter, gretter, equivalent to greet + -er.

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