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bellman

American  
[bel-muhn] / ˈbɛl mən /

noun

bellmen plural
  1. a bellhop.

  2. a person who carries or rings a bell, especially a town crier or watchman.


bellman British  
/ ˈbɛlmən /

noun

  1. a man who rings a bell, esp (formerly) a town crier

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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