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Noun: bell ringer  bel 'ring-u(r)
  1. A person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
    - toller, ringer
     
  2. Someone who plays musical handbells
     
  3. Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
    "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"
    - bull's eye, mark, home run

Derived forms: bell ringers

Type of: instrumentalist, musician, muso [Brit], player, signaler, signaller, success

Encyclopedia: Bell ringer