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See: ROOM CLERK or DESK CLERK.

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room clerk

[room clerk] or [desk clerk] {n.} A person who is responsible for assigning rooms and providing service to guests in hotels, motels, inns, etc. * /At first-class hotels, room clerks […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

desk clerk

[desk clerk] See: [ROOM CLERK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

make out

[make out] {v.} 1. To write the facts asked for (as in an application blank or a report form); fill out. * /The teacher made out the report cards and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

do someone out of something

[do someone out of something] {v.}, {informal} To cause to lose by trickery or cheating. * /The clerk in the store did me out of $2.00 by overcharging me./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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