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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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
The first Michael Gilbert, a 67-year-old rock climber and bellman, heard of the fire in Yosemite National Park was from a mother and daughter who drove up breathless on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2022
A driver loaded the family’s belongings off a trio of bellman carts into a van provided by the city to take evacuees to their next address.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2018
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
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
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
At Public, we’re getting rid of bellmen, getting rid of porters, getting rid of concierges.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2017
He made banter with supermarket clerks, bellmen, bus drivers—everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2016
During summers home from Institute, the Coleman boys pulled stints as bellmen, and Katherine and her sister took jobs as personal maids to individual guests.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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