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UK
/bˈɛlmən/
]
[ US /ˈbɛɫmən/ ]
[ US /ˈbɛɫmən/ ]
NOUN
- someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
How To Use bellman In A Sentence
- Fteih, the bellman, says he works alongside Jews every day and considers many his friends. Arabs in East Jerusalem conflicted about Palestinian state
- Friday morning, I called the bellman to help me haul all my boxes to the party room, and wonder of wonders, he did! Ann Aguirre » Blog Archive » At long last, RT
- Eric Bellman/The Wall Street Journal Untung Jawa, a tiny Indonesian island shown from afar in the Java Sea, is inundated with a tide of trash from nearby Jakarta. Turning Trash Into Treasure
- 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
- 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
- The Bellman is a classic piece of realist painting dating from 1886, in which a public servant is given almost heroic status.
- At the hotel, the bellman should get $2 per bag carried and a concierge or a valet should get at least $2 per service.
- 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
- At check-in and check-out, the valet, doorman and bellman all line up for tips.
- 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. The Bellman's Song (The Moon Shone Bright)