Definition of bellhop
: a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errands
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Paddock can be seen coming and going from the hotel wheeling luggage to his room, sometimes by himself and other times with a bellhop through this service elevator.
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Swift stops and tries to take a selfie with fans, except a crazed bellhop tries to grab her before security intervenes.
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Swift stops and tries to take a selfie with fans, except a crazed bellhop tries to grab her before security intervenes.
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Onlookers gawk, a bellhop gets too close, her bodyguards keep everyone at a distance.
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Swift stops and tries to take a selfie with fans, except a crazed bellhop tries to grab her before security intervenes.
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Pulling from police and victim filings, forensic reports and newspaper clippings, Eatwell makes the case that Leslie Dillon, a bellhop, aspiring writer and former mortician’s assistant, was the killer.
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Harris and Lian often look like frantic lobby bellhops shuffling bags for impatient hotel conventioneers.
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Financial analyst Chrissy Hofbeck from New Jersey placed second, and bellhop Ryan Ulrich, also from New Jersey, ranked third.
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Origin and Etymology of bellhop
BELLHOP Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of bellhop for English Language Learners
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: a boy or man who takes hotel guests to their rooms, carries luggage, etc.
BELLHOP Defined for Kids
Definition of bellhop for Students
: a hotel or club employee who takes guests to rooms, moves luggage, and runs errands
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