bellman
Americannoun
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bellmen
plural
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a bellhop.
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a person who carries or rings a bell, especially a town crier or watchman.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bellman
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at bell 1, -man
Example Sentences
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“Safe travels,” the bellman says on my way out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
After guests checked in, they would get back in their cars and follow a bicycle-riding bellman to find their room.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022
For more than 20 years, Mwaba Francis has served guests at a DoubleTree by Hilton near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as a bellman and shuttle driver.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
Mr. Clarke, the resort bellman, also said Mr. Mitchel did not seem anxious about his job.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2019
In 1942, the entire family accompanied him to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, renting a house in town that was close enough for Howard to walk to his job as a bellman at the Greenbrier.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, and laundry and kitchen workers were among those walking the picket line in front of Virgin Hotels, formerly the Hard Rock Las Vegas.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
While bellmen and room service are considered “tipping staff,” the butlers do not expect fiscal rewards for their work, beyond the Plaza’s paycheck.
From Time ● Aug. 16, 2017
He made banter with supermarket clerks, bellmen, bus drivers—everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2016
My favorite of all the things she did—one of the bellmen drove her all the way to Ojai to hear lectures by Krishnamurti.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 17, 2015
They began asking various bellmen what room Malcolm X was in.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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