bellboy


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bell·boy

 (bĕl′boi′)
n.
A male bellhop.
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bellboy

(ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ)
n
(Professions) a man or boy employed in a hotel, club, etc, to carry luggage and answer calls for service; page; porter. Also called (US and Canadian): bellhop
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bell•hop

(ˈbɛlˌhɒp)

n.
a person who is employed, esp. by a hotel, to carry guests' luggage and run errands.
[1895–1900, Amer.]
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bellboy

bellhop
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bellboy - someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotelsbellboy - someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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Translations
hotellipoika

bellboy

[ˈbelbɔɪ] Nbotones m inv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bellboy

[ˈbɛlbɔɪ] bellhop [ˈbɛlhɒp] n (US)groom m, chasseur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bellboy

[ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ] bell£hop (Am) [ˈbɛlˌhɒp] nragazzo d'albergo, fattorino d'albergo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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Meaghan's grip immediately tightened, so they were both yanking at either handle, Meaghan's teeth clenched, until the bellboy pranced backward.
Although the stage is the prevalent force in her career, her big-screen presence is hardly scant ( Clockwise, Blame It On The Bellboy, Iris, Shaun Of The Dead and Calendar Girls to name a few of her films.
He said: "After showing up six hours late, he threw a tantrum because they wanted him to wear a bellboy hat.