bellboy

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bellboy

/ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/

Where it comes from

From bell + boy.

noun bellboys

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.
Similar: bellhop, bellman

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

Español	botones
한국어	사환 sahwan
日本語	ベルボーイ berubōi
中文	服務生 /服务生 fúwùshēng
Português	carregador
Français	chasseur
Deutsch	Hotelpage
Italiano	boy, fattorino, facchino
Ελληνικά	γκρουμ gkroum
Română	boy, băiat de serviciu
Русский	коридо́рный koridórnyj, посы́льный posýlʹnyj

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@misc{bellboy_2026,
  title = {bellboy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bellboy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}