0 a person who serves food at a drive-in restaurant (= one where people eat their meals in their cars)
Now carhops are only featured at a few remaining original drive-in stands and nostalgic fast food establishments.
Early restaurants built during this time offered carhop services.
The orders are delivered to the car window by a carhop with a tray that hooks on to the car door.
A number of its outlets are drive-in restaurants with carhops.
Many of the carhops have been there for years and have a loyal base of customers.
As was common at the time, they employed around 20 carhops.
The uniforms of early carhops were important, as many drive-ins were competing and something eye-catching was seen as gamesmanship.
Known for its use of carhops on roller skates, the company annually hosts a competition to determine the top skating carhop in its system.
