Bellhop

//ˈbɛlˌhɒp// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.

    "Now, the bellhop's tears keep flowin' And the desk clerk's dressed in black. Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street Well, they'll never, they'll never look back."

  2. 2
    someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To work as a bellhop. intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
bellboybellmanairline hostessairline stewardessattendantbatman

Example

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"Now, the bellhop's tears keep flowin' And the desk clerk's dressed in black. Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street Well, they'll never, they'll never look back."

Etymology

Shortening of bellhopper.

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bell captain

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