1. a person employed at a drive-in restaurant to serve food and drinks to customers in their cars
Usage: chiefly North American; historical; less common in modern usage

1. to work as a carhop; to serve customers at a drive-in restaurant
Usage: chiefly North American; historical

Examples

• In the 1950s, carhops were a common sight at drive-in restaurants across America.
• She worked as a carhop during her high school summers.
• The carhop brought our order to the car on a tray.
• Many teenagers carhop at the local drive-in to earn spending money.
• The vintage diner still employs carhops who deliver food directly to parked vehicles.
• He decided to carhop at the new drive-in restaurant downtown.