bellhop

noun

bell·​hop ˈbel-ˌhäp 

: 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

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

Passengers boarding the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship in Miami first saw the bellhops, standing stiffly and wearing formal English uniforms. —Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

short for bell-hopper

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bellhop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop

Kids Definition

bellhop

noun

bell·​hop -ˌhäp 

: a hotel or club employee who takes guests to rooms, carries luggage, and runs errands