bellboynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbel.bɔɪ/us/ˈbel.bɔɪ/US also bellhopa person in a hotel employed to carry suitcases, open doors, etc. for guests
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Hotels & hostels
- bellhop
- check out
- double room
- European plan
- five-star
- guest book
- guesthouse
- gîte
- hotel
- lobby
- maid
- motor lodge
- pet-friendly
- porter
- proprietor
- reception
- single
- twin bed
- visitors' book
- youth hostel
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Examples from literature
- A bellboy of the hotel had brought up a large cardboard box which had arrived by post.
- A bellboy with a telegram interrupted the startling new train of thought which that conclusion had started.
- He sent a bellboy to awaken Gordon, and presently the lad came back with word that he could get no answer to his knocks.
- She nodded politely as she moved away, following the bellboy who had the key of her rooms, and as she reached the lift, something made her glance back.
- The menial in question was a uniformed bellboy winding in and out among tables and paging some elusive guest.