bell captain

noun

1. a hotel employee who supervises the work of bellhops.

bell captain

noun

1. another name for captain

Word History and Origins

Origin of bell captain¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

As he awaited the elevator, he was approached by the bell-captain.

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The nature of the bell-captain's special problem sounded interesting, but the details confused Sextus.

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A few of them knew that Pete was the bell-captain in one of the big midtown hotels.

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