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bellman

[ bel-muhn ]

noun

, plural bell·men.
  1. a bellhop.
  2. a person who carries or rings a bell, especially a town crier or watchman.


bellman

/ ˈbɛlmən /

noun

  1. a man who rings a bell, esp (formerly) a town crier
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bellman1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; bell 1, -man
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Example Sentences

Rest assured, the bellman is not sticking a cotton tip up your nose.

They were a very old family with whom Snecky Hobart, the bellman, lodged.

Trump was a game played with cards, as will appear by the following passage of Dekker's "Bellman of London," 1608, sig.

I can't send a bellman about, to cry aloud and proclaim in the streets what you are pleased to call my heroism.

The three signing their names are probably what we called bellman and beemen, collector, and heads of the swarm-enthusiasts.

In a very little while I was again walking by the Bellman House, completely togged out in new apparel from head to heel.

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