bellboy

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/ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/

noun

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

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bellhopbellman
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Meanings

nounbellboy (plural bellboys)

plural bellboys

  1. 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.

    1970, Wally Ferris, Across 110th, page 213

    Synonyms: bellhop, bellman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.

Similar
bellhopbellman

More synonyms by meaning

nouna man employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels

Similar
bellman
Broader
bellhopmanadult male
Also see
bellmanhall porter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bell + boy.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan grum
  • grumA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Chinese Mandarin 服務生 /服务生
  • 服務生 /服务生 (fúwùshēng)A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Danish piccolo
  • piccoloA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Esperanto grumo
  • grumoA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Finnish hotellipoika, pikkolo
  • hotellipoikaA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
  • pikkoloA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
French chasseur
  • chasseurA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
German Hotelpage
  • HotelpageA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Greek γκρουμ
  • γκρουμ (gkroum)A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Italian boy, fattorino
  • boyA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
  • fattorinoA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
  • facchinoA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Japanese ベルボーイ
  • ベルボーイ (berubōi)A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Korean 사환
  • 사환 (sahwan)A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Polish boy
  • boyA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Portuguese carregador
  • carregadorA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Romanian boy, băiat de serviciu
  • boyA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
  • băiat de serviciuA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Russian коридо́рный, посы́льный
  • коридо́рный (koridórnyj)A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
  • посы́льный (posýlʹnyj)A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Spanish botones
  • botonesA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Swedish piccolo
  • piccoloA male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands
Cite this entry
APA

bellboy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellboy

MLA

“bellboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellboy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bellboy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellboy.

Source: bellboy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.