English noun: bell ringer | |||
1. | bell ringer (person) a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) | ||
Synonyms | ringer, toller | ||
Broader (hypernym) | signaler, signaller | ||
2. | bell ringer (person) someone who plays musical handbells | ||
Broader (hypernym) | instrumentalist, musician, player | ||
3. | bell ringer (act) something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal | ||
Samples | The new advertising campaign was a bell ringer. Scored a bull's eye. Hit the mark. The president's speech was a home run. | ||
Synonyms | bull's eye, home run, mark | ||
Broader (hypernym) | success | ||
Domain usage | figure, figure of speech, image, trope | ||