bellman
- noun
- /ˈbɛlmən/
- "Thank you," Regan said as she pressed a tip into the bellman's hand.
- hotel bellman
- bellman took our luggage
- tip the bellman
Examples
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Can you send the bellman up in 10 minutes?
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I paused for a moment at the bell desk, hoping to see my friendly bellman.
Blog text (13) -
We'll have the bellman there to meet you.
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Call the bellman, have him bring the van around.
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Honey, would you call the bellman?
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When Harry handed him forty dollars, the bellman looked at it as if he had never seen money before.
Fiction book (1991) -
Uncle Francis was a bellman at the Palmer House.
Fiction book (1993) -
A bellman sees her and springs forward, reaching for her bags.
Fiction book (1990) -
I grabbed my wallet, remembering that I wanted to tip the friendly bellman.
Blog text (13) -
The bellman quickly took our bags to the room when we arrived at the hotel.
Synonyms
A person who carries suitcases and bags at hotels or stations
A hotel worker who carries guests' luggage and does small jobs for them
A hotel worker who carries guests' luggage and helps with small tasks for them
A person who works at a building entrance and helps visitors in hotels or university halls
A hotel worker who carries guests' luggage and runs small jobs for them
A woman who helps hotel guests by carrying bags and running errands
A young boy who runs small errands in a hotel or house
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bellman is made of bell and man, because the person once used a bell 'to call' for help or service. So a bellman today is the hotel worker who rings for attention, carries guests' bags, and runs small errands for them.