bellman
Americannoun
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a bellhop.
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a person who carries or rings a bell, especially a town crier or watchman.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bellman
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at bell 1, -man
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Michigan native Brett Nichols has worked as a bellman at the Fairmont Miramar for nine years, which has paid the bills as he pursues his acting career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
For more than 20 years, Mwaba Francis has served guests at a DoubleTree by Hilton near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as a bellman and shuttle driver.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
As the two men struggled, the girls ran to the front desk for help, and a bellman, Geshuane Clarke, 27, hurried to the room.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2019
A Lego bellman even greets guests staying at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, an hour’s train ride from downtown Chicago, while a restaurant there offers “Lego of My Chick” chicken-and-waffle sandwiches.
From Washington Times ● May 7, 2018
Tall, charismatic, and quick with a smile, Howard Vaughan worked as an itinerant bellman at luxury hotels, going south to Florida in the winter and north to upstate New York and Vermont in the summer.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen and front desk agents at hotels were picketing outside major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties just as the summer tourist is ramping up.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
While bellmen and room service are considered “tipping staff,” the butlers do not expect fiscal rewards for their work, beyond the Plaza’s paycheck.
From Time ● Aug. 16, 2017
He made banter with supermarket clerks, bellmen, bus drivers—everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2016
My favorite of all the things she did—one of the bellmen drove her all the way to Ojai to hear lectures by Krishnamurti.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 17, 2015
During summers, Horace and Charlie often worked alongside Daddy as bellmen, wearing uniforms to work, carrying guests’ steamer trunks up to their rooms, and responding to guests’ requests.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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