noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/
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CMU ARPABET:B EH1 L B OY2
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bellhop, bellman
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bellman, bellhop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attendant, attender, tender
History
Etymology
From bell + boy.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
grum
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Chinese Mandarin:
服務生 /服务生
(fúwùshēng)
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Danish:
piccolo
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Esperanto:
grumo
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Finnish:
hotellipoika
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Finnish:
pikkolo
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
French:
chasseur
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
German:
Hotelpage
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Greek:
γκρουμ
(gkroum)
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Italian:
boy
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Italian:
fattorino
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Italian:
facchino
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Japanese:
ベルボーイ
(berubōi)
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Korean:
사환
(sahwan)
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Macedonian:
портир
(portir)
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Polish:
boy
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Portuguese:
carregador
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Romanian:
boy
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Romanian:
băiat de serviciu
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Russian:
коридо́рный
(koridórnyj)
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Russian:
посы́льный
(posýlʹnyj)
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Serbo-Croatian:
потрчко
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Serbo-Croatian:
potrčko
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Spanish:
botones
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Swedish:
piccolo
— A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
