bellman
Americannoun
plural
bellmen-
a bellhop.
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a person who carries or rings a bell, especially a town crier or watchman.
noun
Etymology
Origin of bellman
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at bell 1, -man
Example Sentences
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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
After guests checked in, they would get back in their cars and follow a bicycle-riding bellman to find their room.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022
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
He checked the blue Oldsmobile into the hotel garage and then, in the lobby, he checked himself in and was assigned a twelfth-floor room, to which a bellman accompanied him.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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