bell ringer

bell ringer
noun
1. a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
• Syn: ↑toller, ↑ringer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑ring (for: ↑ringer), ↑toll (for: ↑toller)
• Hypernyms: ↑signaler, ↑signaller
2. someone who plays musical handbells
• Hypernyms: ↑musician, ↑instrumentalist, ↑player
3. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
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the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer

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scored a bull's eye

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hit the mark

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the president's speech was a home run

• Syn: ↑bull's eye, ↑mark, ↑home run
• Derivationally related forms: ↑mark (for: ↑mark)
• Usage Domain: ↑trope, ↑figure of speech, ↑figure, ↑image
• Hypernyms: ↑success

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noun
1. : one that rings a bell: as
b. : one that rings a church bell; especially : one that takes part in change ringing
c. : a performer on musical hand bells
2. : something that succeeds or makes a hit

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bell ringer,
1. a person whose business it is to ring a bell, as of a church.
2. a performer with musical bells.
3. a device or mechanism for ringing a bell or bells.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • bell-ringer — noun [countable] [singular bell ringer plural bell ringers] Thesaurus: miscellaneous hobbies and the people who enjoy themhyponym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • bell ringer — bell ringers also bell ringer N COUNT A bell ringer is someone who rings church bells or hand bells, especially as a hobby …   English dictionary

  • bell-ringer — ell ringer n. 1. a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation). Syn: toller. [WordNet 1.5] 2. someone who plays musical handbells. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bell-ringer — bell .ringer n someone who rings church bells >bell ringing n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bell-ringer — see bell ringer …   English dictionary

  • bell-ringer — noun (C) someone who rings church bells, usually as part of a team bell ringing noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bell-ringer — See: bell ringing …   English dictionary

  • bell ringer — noun A person, especially one of a group, who rings bells …   Wiktionary

  • bell ringer — person who plays musical handbells; toller, person who rings church bells; something that succeeds in attaining its goal in every way …   English contemporary dictionary

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