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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Worried that people might get knocked over, the bellman said he rushed forward to help his co-workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
“A girl! I want a girl!” a bellman declared, helping her into a taxi.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 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
In 1942, the entire family accompanied him to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, renting a house in town that was close enough for Howard to walk to his job as a bellman at the Greenbrier.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, and laundry and kitchen workers were among those walking the picket line in front of Virgin Hotels, formerly the Hard Rock Las Vegas.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
They have a series of planning meetings where doormen, bellmen and butlers recount what each guest likes in order to make sure the hotel has that particular wine or bourbon, for example, in stock.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2019
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
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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