英和和英

語源

Shortening of bellhopper.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɛlˌhɒp/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈbɛlˌhɑp/

名詞

bellhop (plural bellhops)

1. An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.
   • 1956, “Heartbreak Hotel”, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley (lyrics), performed by Elvis Presley:

     Now, the bellhop's tears keep flowin'
     And the desk clerk's dressed in black.
     Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street
     Well, they'll never, they'll never look back.

派生語

動詞

bellhop (third-person singular simple present bellhops, present participle bellhopping, simple past and past participle bellhopped)

1. (intransitive) To work as a bellhop.

参考

• bellboy
• bell captain
• bellgirl
• bellman