"bell captain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bell captains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bell captain (plural bell captains)
  1. A supervisor of bellhops in a hotel.
    Sense id: en-bell_captain-en-noun-6KU~BoxT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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