Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Find a word or form any language English German Search

carhop en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑːˌhɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɑɹˌhɑp/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of car + (bell)hop.

Meanings

1. (US) A waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their vehicles, at a drive-in restaurant, sometimes on rollerskates.
   • I ended my aimless-roaming-short-term-odd-jobs lifestyle and joyfully went to work at a local restaurant in Langley Park, Maryland, as a carhop. 2005, H Reese Scott, Embracing Emily:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
carhops	Number=Plur		lexicographic

carhop en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑːˌhɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɑɹˌhɑp/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of car + (bell)hop.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To work as a carhop.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
carhopping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
carhopped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
carhopped	Tense=Past		lexicographic
carhops	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic