bell captain

noun

Examples of bell captain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Just five days later, Charles Bruder, 28, a bell captain at the Essex and Sussex Hotel in Spring Lake on the Jersey Shore, went swimming in the early afternoon with friends. Seth Jacobson, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024 Finalists: Miguel Lopez, bell captain, Bernardus Lodge & Spa, Carmel Valley, California; Nuno Ribeiro, business intelligence officer, Corpo Santo Hotel, Lisbon; Kai Turner, doorman, Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center; and Sam Xue, senior butler, Londoner Court, Macau. Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bell captain was in 1900

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“Bell captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bell%20captain. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

bell captain

noun
: a person in charge of hotel bellhops
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