: a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errands
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Luxury hotels took it a step further in the late 19th century by adding a bell, and the bellhop—a porter who could be summoned with the ding of a bell—became ubiquitous.
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Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
And most folks know to tip valets, nail technicians, and bellhops, too.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
The guy who played our little revolutionary bellhop? Any of them!
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 June 2025
In the accompanying music video, the longtime pals take over a vintage motel, performing in an empty pool and running amok around the property on a bellhop’s cart.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
And most folks know to tip valets, nail technicians, and bellhops, too.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
The guy who played our little revolutionary bellhop? Any of them!
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 June 2025
In the accompanying music video, the longtime pals take over a vintage motel, performing in an empty pool and running amok around the property on a bellhop’s cart.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Bellhop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bellhop. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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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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