Home › Words › B › bellhopbellhop/ˈbɛlˌhɒp/bellhop means an employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.bellhop is pronounced /ˈbɛlˌhɒp/.EtymologyShortening of bellhopper.nounAn employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.e.g.“Now, the bellhop's tears keep flowin' And the desk clerk's dressed in black. Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street Well, they'll never, they'll never look back.” — 1956, “Heartbreak Hotel”, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley (lyrics), performed by Elvis Presley:verbTo work as a bellhop.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bellboy 82% match — A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands. vs bellhop →bellperson 77% match — A bellhop. vs bellhop →bellgirl 65% match — A female bellhop. vs bellhop →bellwoman 64% match — A female bellhop. vs bellhop →concierge 62% match — An employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests. vs bellhop →doorboy 60% match — A young doorman. vs bellhop →carhop 56% match — A waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their vehicles, at a drive-in restaurant, sometimes on rollerskates. vs bellhop →bagboy 55% match — A man or boy employed to put clients' purchases (e.g. groceries) into bags at the checkout line of a store. vs bellhop →