Definition of bellhop
:a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errands
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Lewis stars as a talentless bellhop mistakenly hired to take the place of a dead comedian.
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A bellhop ferried my bags toward my room, past pungent trees heavy with tropical fruit.
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Among the rescuers was a house doctor from the majestic Château Lake Louise luxury hotel near Banff and a couple of the hotel’s bellhops.
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Other Binary portfolio companies include lawn care startup Lawnstarter, moving services startup Bellhops, hotel-by-the-minute service Recharge, and sports betting site Unikrn.
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A goodhearted naif, Jose was a bellhop at a New York hotel.
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The day of the meeting, a hotel bellhop followed them with a luggage cart carrying the presentation and the two trophies.
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You’re never tied down to a particular place, or to finding a porter or a bellhop.
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Occasionally, as bellhops leapt to open the lobby doors for another guest, the chants of protesters outside could be dimly heard.
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Origin and Etymology of bellhop
BELLHOP Defined for English Language Learners
bellhop
play
noun
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
bellhop
play
noun
bell·hop
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ˈbel-ˌhäp
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Definition of bellhop for Students
:a hotel or club employee who takes guests to rooms, moves luggage, and runs errands
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