Dictionary.com

carhop

[ kahr-hop ]
/ ˈkɑrˌhɒp /
Save This Word!

noun
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
verb (used without object), car·hopped, car·hop·ping.
to work as a carhop.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of carhop

First recorded in 1935–40; car1 + (bell)hop
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

British Dictionary definitions for carhop

carhop
/ (ˈkɑːˌhɒp) /

noun
US and Canadian informal a waiter or waitress at a drive-in restaurant
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
FEEDBACK