skycap

noun

sky·​cap ˈskī-ˌkap How to pronounce skycap (audio)
: one employed to carry hand luggage at an airport compare redcap

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Desmond Taylor, 64, is a skycap who has worked at LAX for 33 years. — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 Forgotten tipped workers like hotel maids and airport skycaps were already hit hard by a cashless economy. — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 Bellhop at the hotel Just like skycaps, pay a bellhop $2 for the first bag and $1 per each additional bag. — Zachary Hansen, USA TODAY, 22 June 2018 At Miami International Airport, 40 ticket and gate agents were laid off, with another nine skycaps and janitors at risk. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 6 May 2026 Orlando now has a customer-service department that trains all airport employees, from fast-food workers to skycaps to TSA officers, on how to make eye contact, be productive and pick up trash. — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2018

Word History

Etymology

sky entry 1 + -cap (as in redcap)

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skycap was in 1940

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“Skycap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skycap. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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skycap

noun
sky·​cap ˈskī-ˌkap How to pronounce skycap (audio)
: one employed to carry hand luggage at an airport
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