: a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errands
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O'Hara began by acknowledging that everyone had their own story about the beloved actor, from the bellhop who helped with his luggage at a hotel to the parents of his children's friends and everyone in between.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
As we were carted to our bungalow late on a Friday night, my husband joked that the main gate’s grand entrance had a Jurassic Park feel, to which our bellhop countered that it had also been compared to a White Lotus resort.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
Yet our hellbent bellhop can’t even set down her burdensome baggage before another responsibility beckons: a ringing telephone.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
There’s even a professional makeup artist on hand to help transform Veneziale’s cast of 17 or so actors into creepy characters, like a deceased bellhop and the walking dead.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
As we were carted to our bungalow late on a Friday night, my husband joked that the main gate’s grand entrance had a Jurassic Park feel, to which our bellhop countered that it had also been compared to a White Lotus resort.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
Yet our hellbent bellhop can’t even set down her burdensome baggage before another responsibility beckons: a ringing telephone.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
There’s even a professional makeup artist on hand to help transform Veneziale’s cast of 17 or so actors into creepy characters, like a deceased bellhop and the walking dead.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Bellhop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bellhop. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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bellhop
noun
bell·hop
-ˌhäp 
: a hotel or club employee who takes guests to rooms, carries luggage, and runs errands
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