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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 | ||
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