bell captain

bell cap·tain

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bel kap-tuh n, -tin]
- /bɛl ˈkæp tən, -tɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bel kap-tuh n, -tin]
- /bɛl ˈkæp tən, -tɪn/

Definitions of bell captain words

noun bell captain a person in charge of a group of bellhops 3
noun bell captain a hotel employee who supervises the work of bellhops. 1
noun bell captain A supervisor of bellhops in a hotel. 0

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Origin of bell captain

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Bell captain

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bell captain

bell captain popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bell captain usage trend in Literature

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