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bellman

[bel-muhn] / ˈbɛl mən /




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For more than 20 years, Mwaba Francis has served guests at a DoubleTree by Hilton near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as a bellman and shuttle driver.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

The first Michael Gilbert, a 67-year-old rock climber and bellman, heard of the fire in Yosemite National Park was from a mother and daughter who drove up breathless on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2022

Mr. Coleman remained in White Sulphur Springs to farm, and, when the Depression made farming untenable, to work as a bellman at the Greenbrier, a world-renowned resort there.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2020

A Lego bellman even greets guests staying at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, an hour’s train ride from downtown Chicago, while a restaurant there offers “Lego of My Chick” chicken-and-waffle sandwiches.

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2018

A bellman retrieved their backpacks from the car and led them to Benji’s Presidential Suite on the top floor.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen and front desk agents at hotels were picketing outside major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties just as the summer tourist is ramping up.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2023

While bellmen and room service are considered “tipping staff,” the butlers do not expect fiscal rewards for their work, beyond the Plaza’s paycheck.

From Time ● Aug. 16, 2017

He made banter with supermarket clerks, bellmen, bus drivers—everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2016

My favorite of all the things she did—one of the bellmen drove her all the way to Ojai to hear lectures by Krishnamurti.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 17, 2015

During summers, Horace and Charlie often worked alongside Daddy as bellmen, wearing uniforms to work, carrying guests’ steamer trunks up to their rooms, and responding to guests’ requests.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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