bellhop

[ bel-hop ]

/ ˈbɛlˌhɒp /

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noun

a person who is employed, especially by a hotel, to carry guests' luggage, run errands, etc.

verb (used without object), bell·hopped, bell·hop·ping.

Also bell-hop . to work as a bellhop.

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Origin of bellhop

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; bell¹ + hop¹

Words nearby bellhop

Bell Gardens, bell glass, bellhanger, bell-hanger's bit, bell heather, bellhop, bell housing, bellicose, bellied, belligerati, belligerence

How to use bellhop in a sentence

The bellhop gave us a knowing leer as we registered separately, but I was content to let him think what he wanted.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith
The cherubic scout had obeyed orders and made himself bellhop size, large size.
Satan and the Comrades|Ralph Bennitt
Now, I guess you could get a job as bellhop all right, though I dont know whether Joes strong enough to work yet.
Boy Scouts in Glacier Park|Walter Prichard Eaton
Being a bellhop isnt just the job Id pick out for you, or any boy, if I had the choosing.
Boy Scouts in Glacier Park|Walter Prichard Eaton

The cab drove off and Malone hailed the doorman, who equipped them with a robot bellhop and sent them upstairs to their rooms.
Out Like a Light|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for bellhop

bellhop

/ (ˈbɛlˌhɒp) /

noun

US and Canadian another name for bellboy

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bellhop

noun

verb (used without object), bell·hopped, bell·hop·ping.

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British Dictionary definitions for bellhop

noun