room service

noun

: service provided to hotel guests in their rooms
also : the hotel department responsible for such service
ordered a meal from room service

Examples of room service in a Sentence

He ordered a meal from room service.
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All cabins will offer room service, and the restaurant car will provide lunch, dinner, and afternoon tea. Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Armond tries to quietly escape the suite, but Shane hears him and grabs a knife from room service, fearful of an intruder. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 Kimpton Sawyer residents enjoy valet parking, 24-hour room service, a separate owner’s entrance, a concierge, doorman and access to the private lounge, hotel pool and fitness studio. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 The medical team wheels the body out of the cabin under a curtain on a room service trolley so as not to disturb the passengers, then uses the flower shop walk-in freezer as a morgue. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for room service

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of room service was in 1916

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“Room service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room%20service. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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