Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bell captain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: bel-l -cap-tain
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supervisor of bellhops in a hotel.

Example Sentences

"He returned to his hotel that afternoon . . . but he received an electric shock as he approached the desk, for the bell captain addressed him, saying: "Mr. Haviland wishes to see you at once, in his office.""

Inflected Forms

bell captains (plural)

Questions

What does bell captain mean?: A supervisor of bellhops in a hotel.

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