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bellhop en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɛlˌhɑp/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɛlˌhɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Shortening of bellhopper.

Meanings

  1. An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.
    • Now, the bellhop's tears keep flowin' And the desk clerk's dressed in black. Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street Well, they'll never, they'll never look back. 1956, “Heartbreak Hotel”, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley (lyrics), performed by Elvis Presley:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bellhops Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

carhop

Synonyms

callboy

bellhop en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɛlˌhɑp/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɛlˌhɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Shortening of bellhopper.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To work as a bellhop.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bellhops Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bellhopped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bellhopped Tense=Past lexicographic
bellhopping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

bell captain · bellgirl · bellboy · bellman