Meaning

2 senses

  1. A town crier.

  2. A bellhop or bellboy.

More definitions
  • a man employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I saw a bellman coming along.

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  2. Yanni was working hard as a bellman at an Algerian beach resort.

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Origin

From Middle English belleman, equivalent to bell + man.

From Middle English belleman, equivalent to bell + man.

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Forms

plural: bellmen
Singularbellman
Pluralbellmen

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a man employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels:bellboy

Word family

1 related words
Derivedbellmanship

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bellhopbellicosebelligerentC2bellobellowB2bellyA2
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