Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bellhop.
- noun A town crier.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man who rings a bell; specifically, one employed to cry public notices and call attention by ringing a bell; a town crier.
- noun Formerly, a night-watchman, part of whose duty it was to call out the hours, the state of the weather, and other information, as he passed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called the hours.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
town crier - noun A
bellhop orbellboy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
Etymologies
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Examples
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The three signing their names are probably what we called bellman and beemen, collector, and heads of the swarm-enthusiasts.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868
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The three signing their names are probably what we called bellman and beemen, collector, and heads of the swarm-enthusiasts.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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The three signing their names are probably what we called bellman and beemen, collector, and heads of the swarm-enthusiasts.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Friday morning, I called the bellman to help me haul all my boxes to the party room, and wonder of wonders, he did!
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He knew the bellman was a poor half-witted fellow, who would not be sensible of his absence; and then he turned to have another shot at the wolves.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 421 Volume 17, New Series, January 24, 1852 Various 1836
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I am an experienced hotel man -- in all departments, such as bellman, waiter, buss boy, or any other work pertaining to hotel and would like to know in return could you furnish me transportation to Chicago as you advertise in the
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A "bellman" is the English equivalent of a town crier; his task was to move about the town, ringing a bell and making public announcements.
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Fteih, the bellman, says he works alongside Jews every day and considers many his friends.
Arabs in East Jerusalem conflicted about Palestinian state 2011
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I shared the elevator to registration with a classically-attired red coat, shiny pants bellman, who couldn't have been a lick under 70-years-old.
Paul Carr: The Strip Diary, Day Eight: I'd Rather Be Abused at the Riviera Than Set Foot in Donald Trump's Hotel Paul Carr 2011
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I shared the elevator to registration with a classically-attired red coat, shiny pants bellman, who couldn't have been a lick under 70-years-old.
Paul Carr: The Strip Diary, Day Eight: I'd Rather Be Abused at the Riviera Than Set Foot in Donald Trump's Hotel Paul Carr 2011
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