Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellhop

/ˈbɛlˌhɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: bell-hop
IPA: /ˈbɛlˌhɑp/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To work as a bellhop.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Shortening of bellhopper.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɛlˌhɑp/
British English: /ˈbɛlˌhɒp/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

bellhops (plural) bellhops (present, singular) bellhopping (participle, present) bellhopped (participle, past) bellhopped (past)

Derived Forms

carhop

Phrases

bell captain

Frequently Paired Words

bellboy bell captain bellgirl bellman

Synonyms

callboy

Questions

How do you pronounce bellhop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛlˌhɑp/.
What does bellhop mean?: An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.
Where does bellhop come from?: Shortening of bellhopper.

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