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bellhop

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bell⋅hop

  [bel-hop] noun, verb, -hopped, -hop⋅ping.
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–noun
1. a person who is employed, esp. 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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bell·hop   (běl'hŏp')   
n.  A person employed by a hotel to assist guests, as by carrying luggage and doing errands.

[Probably short for bell-hopper.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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