Definition of "greeter"

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.

1976, Daniel M. Gaby, Merle H. Treusch, Election Campaign Handbook, page 303

Plaintiff testified that the store greeter was talking in a loud and rude manner.

1986, James Cleary, Prosecuting the Shoplifter: A Loss Prevention Strategy, page 220

The greeter makes immediate eye contact with customers, making them feel important, and unknown guests can be addressed as they enter to determine their purpose, which also discourages robbers.

1995, Paul Seibert, Facilities Planning and Design for Financial Institutions, page 163

At the beginning of the test, the greeter welcomes the test user to the test facility and carries out all the necessary pretest activities, which include ice-breaking, explaining the purpose and format of the test, obtaining informed consent, and perhaps administering a pre-test questionnaire.

2004, Daniel D. McCracken, Rosalee Jean Wolfe, User-centered Website Development, page 141

What do I do if someone faints during the worship service? It's only natural as an usher or greeter to have questions like these.

2014, Annette Schroeder, Welcome to Our Church

But it is the combination of the self-consciously vintage HMV sign – with all its vinyl associations – and the bowler-hatted man at the kerbside (a now redundant Oxford Street “greeter”) that properly opens up those possibilities.

2024 January 14, Tim Adams, “The big picture: layers of nostalgia on London’s Oxford Street”, in The Guardian‎

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.

1998, Proceedings from the Australian Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference, page 208

The greeter system — a free service provided by volunteers — is popular in several cities throughout the world.

2013, John A. Richardson, Grey Nomads, page 75

This tourism is based on tourists' quest for an 'authentic experience', by spreading throughout the entire city (admittedly with a predilection for gentrifying neighbourhoods), seeking 'off the beaten track' (but always secure) itineraries (Djament-Tran and Guinand, 2014; Maitland, 2013; Maitland and Newman, 2014), going for a walk with a local 'greeter' and, above all, staying in a local's home.

2017, Maria Gravari-Barbas, Sandra Guinand, Tourism and Gentrification in Contemporary Metropolises, page 54

Many greeter associations now exist across the world.

2021, Isabelle Frochot, A Practical Guide to Managing Tourist Experiences