room clerk
noun
a clerk at a hotel who assigns rooms to guests, keeps the guest register, sorts the incoming mail, etc.
Origin of room clerk
1First recorded in 1915–20
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How to use room clerk in a sentence
"What's the matter, Mr. Lubliner," the room clerk asked when Elkan passed the desk.
Elkan Lubliner, American | Montague GlassFord went to the room clerk for his key; reeled would be the better word, since his brain was whirling.
Empire Builders | Francis LyndeThe room clerk whisked the register round and studied the inscription for a moment.
From Pillar to Post | John Kendrick BangsAfter eating my breakfast I stepped to the hotel desk to pay my bill, and was there beamingly greeted by the room clerk.
From Pillar to Post | John Kendrick BangsAgain I flew precipitately down the stairs, this time to the kindly room clerk in the hotel office.
From Pillar to Post | John Kendrick Bangs
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