recepcionista
/reθebθjoˈnista/ · B2 · noun · mf
receptionist
🛎️ recepción + ista = the person who handles the reception desk
Recepción comes from Latin recipere, meaning to receive. The suffix -ista marks a person who does a job, as in English -ist. So a recepcionista is literally a receiving-person, who welcomes arrivals. The word is the same for men and women.