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bell·hop
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ˈbɛlˌhɒp
/
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bel
-hop
]
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noun,
verb,
bell·hopped,
bell·hop·ping.
noun
1.
a person who is employed, especially by a hotel, to carry guests' luggage, run errands, etc.
verb (used without object)
2.
Also,
bell-hop.
to work as a bellhop.
Origin:
1895–1900,
Americanism;
bell
1
+
hop
1
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bellhop
(ˈbɛlˌhɒp)
—
n
(
US
), (
Canadian
) another name for
bellboy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bellhop
1910, Amer.Eng., shortening of bellhopper (1900), from
bell
+
hop
(v.). The notion is one who "hops" into action when the bell is rung.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
If you'd rather not pay a tip, do not allow the
bellhop
to deliver your luggage
to your room.
Don't look for a sign, or for that matter a lobby or a
bellhop
angling for a
tip.
The
bellhop
would want it, the waitress would want it.
Count the number of bags the
bellhop
will be bringing to your room.
In one of the exercises, you're encouraged to argue with a
bellhop
who tries to cheat you out of your change.
The
bellhop
that drives them down on the elevator carries a switch.
The hotel also offers
bellhop
service, an exercise room and an on-site restaurant.
Imagine a
bellhop
getting derided by his boss for not being discourteous enough.
View of
bellhop
in uniform standing to the left of the elevator entrance.
Almost from her arrival she is pursued by a
bellhop
who interprets her every rebuff as a coy invitation.
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