bellhop
/ˈbɛlˌhɒp/US/ˈbɛlˌhɑp/
bellhop noun: an employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.
Noun
bellhop (plural bellhops)
- An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.
- Now, the bellhop's tears keep flowin'
And the desk clerk's dressed in black.
Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street
Well, they'll never, they'll never look back.1956, “Heartbreak Hotel”, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley (lyrics), performed by Elvis Presley
- Synonyms:
- callboy
- Now, the bellhop's tears keep flowin'
Verb
bellhop (third-person singular simple present bellhops, present participle bellhopping, simple past and past participle bellhopped)
- To work as a bellhop.
Synonyms of bellhop
Forms of bellhop
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bellhops |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bellhops |
| present participle | bellhopping |
| past participle | bellhopped |
| past | bellhopped |
Origin of bellhop
Shortening of bellhopper.
Words formed from bellhop
Questions about bellhop
- What does bellhop mean?
- Bellhop means an employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.
- What part of speech is bellhop?
- Bellhop can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce bellhop?
- Bellhop is pronounced /ˈbɛlˌhɒp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bellhop?
- The plural of bellhop is bellhops.
Words near bellhop in the dictionary
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