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bellhop

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɛlˌhɒp/
  • General-American: /ˈbɛlˌhɑp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B EH1 L HH AA2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To work as a bellhop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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: bellboy, bellman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attendant, attender, tender

History

Etymology

Shortening of bellhopper.