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skycap

American  
[skahy-kap] / ˈskaɪˌkæp /

noun

  1. a porter who carries passenger baggage at an airport or airline terminal.


Etymology

Origin of skycap

First recorded in 1940–45; sky + (red)cap

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Desmond Taylor, 64, is a skycap who has worked at LAX for 33 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2024

“People don’t have cash these days. Happens all the time,” said John Bragg, 64, who has worked for three decades at airports in the Washington area, mostly as a skycap providing curbside services.

From Washington Post Mar. 9, 2022

David Tucker, for example, is 74 and still waking at 1:15 each morning to get to his job as a skycap at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2016

A traveler may drop off a bag at the airport curb with a skycap, who may work for the airport, the airline or a third company.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2012

We’d stopped to check Lily’s baggage with the skycap, leaving us free of the Samsonite at last.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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