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Dictionary: bell·boy   (bĕl'boi') pronunciation

n.
A bellhop.


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IN BRIEF: n. - Someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels.

Tutor's tip: The "bellboy" (person who carries luggage at a hotel) at the seaside hotel saw a "bell buoy" (floating device that warns ships of danger) bobbing on the water.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
  Synonyms: bellman, bellhop


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - piccolo

Nederlands (Dutch)
piccolo

Français (French)
n. - groom, chasseur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Page

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γκρουμ ξενοδοχείου

Italiano (Italian)
fattorino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mensageiro (m) de hotel ou clube

Русский (Russian)
коридорный, на побегушках в гостинице

Español (Spanish)
n. - botones, paje de hotel

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hotellpojke, pikkolo

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
侍者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 侍者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 호텔의 보이, 급사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ボーイ, ベルボーイ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خادم في فندق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שליח (במלון), משרת‬


 
 
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