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bellgirl

bellgirl

9.4
A woman who helps hotel guests by carrying bags and running errands
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛlɡɜrl/
  • US
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  • The hotel recently hired a bellgirl to assist guests with their luggage.

Examples

  • As a bellgirl, she greeted every guest with a friendly smile and helped with their bags.

  • The bellgirl quickly delivered room service trays to the suite on the top floor.

  • The bellgirl greeted us at the entrance.

  • I saw a bellgirl carrying heavy bags.

  • As a bellgirl, she greeted every guest with a friendly smile and helped with their bags.

  • The bellgirl quickly delivered room service trays to the suite on the top floor.

  • The hotel recently hired a bellgirl to assist guests with their luggage.

Synonyms

bellhop
vsbellgirl
  • US
19 3.2

A hotel worker who carries guests' luggage and does small jobs for them

is the female-specific name for the same hotel role
bellboy
vsbellgirl
16 2.8

A hotel worker who carries guests' luggage and helps with small tasks for them

is used for females rather than males in the same role
bellman
vsbellgirl
13 6.1

A person who carries guests' bags and helps them with small jobs in a hotel

is the female equivalent for the same hotel duties
bellwoman
vsbellgirl
8.9

A hotel worker who carries guests' luggage and runs small jobs for them

is the same role but uses a less formal or younger female term
baggagewoman
vsbellgirl
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who helps travelers by carrying and looking after their bags

is used for hotel staff who handle guests luggage specifically

Surface Forms

bellgirl singular
bellgirls plural

Morphology

bellgirl = bell + girl (transparent) = bell + girl

A direct compound of 'bell' + 'girl'; the job meaning (female hotel employee who carries luggage) follows clearly from the components.

Etymology

The word bellgirl comes from the simple parts bell and girl, like the related word bellboy. In older hotels a small bell was used to 'call' staff, so a bellgirl was the girl who answered the bell and carried guests' 'bags', which is why today the word means a woman who helps guests with their luggage.