bellhop
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈbɛlˌhɑp/
- US
:
botones
- The bellhop asks, "Do you need help with your luggage?"
- hotel bellhop
Examples
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This could be your last day as a bellhop.
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Laura gives the bellhop a generous tip and thanks him with a smile that shows small, almost good teeth.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'll have the bellhop take care of your luggage.
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Everyone, from the bellhops to the room service staff, would ask me every day.
Blog text (6) -
The bellhop opened the balcony door, wishing her a pleasant stay as he left.
Fiction book (1996) -
Vivian opens the front door for the bellhop who carries in her packages.
Fiction book (1990) -
Vivian and a bellhop stroll through the hotel entrance and across the hotel lobby to the elevator.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm Chad, the bellhop.
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A burly fellow with a mustache storms by, shaking his fist at Fred, the bellhop, who shivers in his red coat.
Fiction book (1999) -
The bellhop quickly carried my heavy suitcase to my room.
Synonyms
71
2.3
A person who carries suitcases and bags at hotels or stations
16
2.8
A hotel worker who carries guests' luggage and helps with small tasks for them
13
6.1
A person who carries guests' bags and helps them with small jobs in a hotel
1
4.8
A person who works in a hotel at night and helps guests
1
6.5
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
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bellhop comes from the two simple words bell (the hotel bell) and hop which means 'to move quickly'. That's why a bellhop is a hotel worker who quickly helps guests and carries their luggage.