bellhop

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bell·hop | \ ˈbel-ˌhäp

Definition of bellhop

: a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errands

Examples of bellhop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fourth standalone residence will open this year in Marrakesh, featuring all the hallmarks of a luxury hotel including a concierge service, valet, driver, and a bellhop. — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021 Pepper was in a Hotel Theresa bellhop uniform, which Betty had stolen from the laundry two months ago. — Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021 Their board is their bellhop, whisking away their emotional baggage, if only for the duration of each swell. — Washington Post, 31 May 2021 My grandfather worked as a bellhop at a downtown hotel on Michigan Avenue, while my grandmother, who had gone to beauty school, was doing hair out of a salon not far from the house on South Vernon. — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021 Joe Lannin, former Adams House bellhop and Red Sox owner, albeit too much of a fan, was 62. — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2021 That said, Delaney and Patsy Ferran, who plays the quirky bellhop Joy, are among the highlights. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021 Or the bellhop, or registering, or how the curtains looked? — David L. Ulin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Nov. 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has pummeled the economy of the Orlando metro area, where legions of theme-park attendants, waiters, maids and bellhops rely on the 75 million visitors a year who produce $75 billion in revenue. — Alex Leary And Arian Campo-flores, WSJ, 15 May 2020

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