"bellboy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/ Audio: en-us-bellboy.ogg Forms: bellboys [plural]
Etymology: From bell + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bell|boy}} bell + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} bellboy (plural bellboys)
  1. A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands. Categories (topical): Male people, Occupations Synonyms: bellhop, bellman Related terms: bell captain, bellgirl Translations (A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands): grum [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 服務生 (Chinese Mandarin), 服务生 (fúwùshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), piccolo [common-gender] (Danish), grumo [common-gender, masculine] (Esperanto), hotellipoika (Finnish), pikkolo (Finnish), chasseur [masculine] (French), Hotelpage [masculine] (German), γκρουμ (gkroum) [masculine] (Greek), boy [masculine] (Italian), fattorino [masculine] (Italian), facchino [masculine] (Italian), ベルボーイ (berubōi) (Japanese), 사환 (sahwan) (Korean), портир (portir) [masculine] (Macedonian), boy [masculine] (Polish), carregador [masculine] (Portuguese), boy [masculine] (Romanian), băiat de serviciu [masculine] (Romanian), коридо́рный (koridórnyj) [masculine] (Russian), посы́льный (posýlʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), потрчко [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), potrčko [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), botones (Spanish), piccolo (Swedish)

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