This term can refer to a young male or a boy in a general context, but it can also specifically denote a professional role like a bellboy or porter, typically found in hotels.
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The bellboy at that hotel was very kind.
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He is still a small boy.
bellboy; porter
This meaning emphasizes the role of an individual working in hospitality, helping with luggage, checking in guests, or delivering items to rooms.
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I had the bellboy carry my luggage.
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The porter showed the guests to their room.
waiter
In this context, the word can also refer to someone serving in a restaurant, taking orders, and serving food or drinks to customers.
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The waiter came to take our order.
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That waiter is very efficient.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to act as a bellboy/porter/waiterhotel bellboyporter feebellboy positionwaiter serviceto ask the bellboy for assistancethe bellboy carriesbellboy uniformroom service attendantoutdoor boy (related to activities)
The small crowd at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park stood for a moment of silence at 8:15 a.m., the exact moment an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” was dropped from the U.S. warplane Enola Gay.