Dictionary

bellboy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From bell + boy.

Meanings

1. A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.
   • He twisted his head to where the bellboy stared at him in open-eyed wonder. 1970, Wally Ferris, Across 110th, page 213:

Forms

Relateds

bell captain · bellgirl

Synonyms

bellman · bellhop

Translations (25)

ro băiat de serviciu (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · da piccolo (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · fr chasseur (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · ru посы́льный (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · ca grum (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · sv piccolo (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · cmn 服務生 /服务生 (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · fi hotellipoika (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · pl boy (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · sh потрчко (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · it fattorino (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · ko 사환 (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · mk портир (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · it facchino (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · el γκρουμ (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · fi pikkolo (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · de Hotelpage (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · pt carregador (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · ru коридо́рный (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · sh potrčko (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · it boy (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · es botones (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · ro boy (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · ja ベルボーイ (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands) · eo grumo (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands)