noun
- Plural of carhop; waiters or waitresses who serve food and drinks to customers in their cars at a drive-in restaurant.
Usage: chiefly historical or nostalgic; North American
Examples
- The carhops at the 1950s drive-in wore roller skates while taking orders.
- Nostalgic diners remember the carhops who would clip trays to car windows.
- During the golden age of drive-ins, carhops were a common sight in American towns.
- The movie featured carhops in period costumes serving milkshakes to classic cars.