bellboy

noun

bellboy

noun

/ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/

Etymology From bell + boy.

1

A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.

  • He twisted his head to where the bellboy stared at him in open-eyed wonder.1970, Wally Ferris, Across 110th, page 213:
Related terms
bell captain, bellgirl

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