bell captain
noun
a hotel employee who supervises the work of bellhops.
Origin of bell captain
1An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Words Nearby bell captain
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How to use bell captain in a sentence
As he awaited the elevator, he was approached by the bell-captain.
Forsyte's Retreat | Winston MarksThe nature of the bell-captain's special problem sounded interesting, but the details confused Sextus.
Forsyte's Retreat | Winston MarksA few of them knew that Pete was the bell-captain in one of the big midtown hotels.
A World by the Tale | Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for bell captain
bell captain
noun
US and Canadian another name for captain (def. 9)
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