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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries行李员
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xíng li yuán
"行李员帮我们把行李拿到了房间。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A hotel employee whose job is to carry luggage for guests and help them with other personal services.
"The bellboy brought our heavy suitcases up to the hotel suite."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a combination of 'bell', referring to the desk bell historically used by hotel guests to summon service, and 'boy', historically used to denote a male attendant or servant. Emerging in the late 19th century in North American English, it reflects the professionalization of hospitality services in grand urban hotels during the rapid expansion of tourism.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bellboy" is said worldwide
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garçon de bagages
Transliteration: ɡaʁ.sɔ̃ də ba.ɡaʒ
"Le garçon de bagages nous a apporté les valises."
Gepäckträger
Transliteration: ɡəˈpɛkˌtʁɛːɡɐ
"Der Gepäckträger brachte unsere Koffer aufs Zimmer."
fattorino
Transliteration: fat.toˈri.no
"Il fattorino ha portato i nostri bagagli in camera."
maletero
Transliteration: ma.leˈte.ɾo
"El maletero nos ayudó con el equipaje."
bagageiro
Transliteration: ba.ɡaˈʒei.ɾu
"O bagageiro levou as nossas malas para o quarto."
बेलबॉय
Transliteration: belboy
"बेलबॉय ने हमारा सामान हमारे कमरे में पहुँचा दिया।"
行李员
Transliteration: xíng li yuán
"行李员帮我们把行李拿到了房间。"
벨보이
Transliteration: belboi
"벨보이가 우리의 짐을 방으로 가져다주었다."
ベルボーイ
Transliteration: berubōi
"ベルボーイが私たちの荷物を部屋まで運んでくれた。"
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