bellboy
[
bel
-boi]
/ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/
noun
1.
a bellhop.
Origin
1830-40,
Americanism;
bell
1
+
boy
Examples from the web for
bellboy
Outside one targeted hotel, a security guard and a
bellboy
scuffled with bombers intent on entering the hotel.
The old gentleman was found dead in his room this morning and appeared to have dropped while attempting to ring for a
bellboy
.
British Dictionary definitions for
bellboy
bellboy
/
ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ
/
noun
1.
a man or boy employed in a hotel, club, etc, to carry luggage and answer calls for service; page; porter
Also called (US and Canadian)
bellhop
Word Origin and History for
bellboy
n.
from
bell
(n.) +
boy
; originally (1851) a ship's bell-ringer, later (1861) a hotel page.