carhop

noun

car·​hop ˈkär-ˌhäp How to pronounce carhop (audio)
: one who serves customers at a drive-in restaurant

Examples of carhop in a Sentence

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Customers can order in its sit-down space or via carhop service while charging their electric vehicles. Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025 For Mike Aiello, senior director of creative development at Universal Orlando Resort, this year is about ramping up the scares across the park, while also introducing new event experiences like roving zombie carhops and a DJ dance area. Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025 Angel, dressed like a carhop on roller skates (a nod to Shepard’s earlier The Tooth of Crime), wore white leather rhinestone shorts and a white mesh top. Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025 Order from your car, and a carhop will deliver your food just like the good ol’ days. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for carhop

Word History

Etymology

car + -hop (as in bellhop)

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of carhop was in 1923

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“Carhop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carhop. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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