bellhop
[ bel-hop ]
/ ˈbɛlˌhɒp /
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.
Nearby words
bellevue, bellflower, bellflower family, bellfounder, bellhanger, bellhop, bellicose, bellied, belligerati, belligerence, belligerency
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Word Origin and History for bellhop
bellhop
also bell-hop, by 1906, American English, shortening of slang bellhopper (1899), from bell (n.) + hop (v.). The notion is one who "hops" into action when the bell is rung.
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