bellhop

[bel-hop]

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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.

Origin of bellhop

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

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Related Words for bellhop

attendant, porter, steward, bellboy, bellman

Examples from the Web for bellhop

Historical Examples of bellhop

Then the bellhop escorted me to 1224 and left me for the night.
Highways in Hiding
George Oliver Smith
I saw her register, I went with her and the bellhop to her room, Number 913, and saw her installed.
Highways in Hiding
George Oliver Smith
While here I was to telephone once or twice, also to call a bellhop and see him.
The Luminous Face
Carolyn Wells
Thus girded, she consulted with her bellhop some more and laid out an itinerary.
Makers
Cory Doctorow
The bellhop waved at them and they cawed at her and flew off.
Makers
Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for bellhop

bellhop

noun

US and Canadian another name for bellboy

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Word Origin and History for 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.