"bell ringer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bell ringers [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English belringer, belle ringer, bellryngar, belryngere, equivalent to bell + ringer. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|belringer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English belringer, {{inh+|en|enm|belringer}} Inherited from Middle English belringer, {{com|en|bell|ringer}} bell + ringer Head templates: {{en-noun}} bell ringer (plural bell ringers)
  1. A person, especially one of a group, who rings bells. Categories (topical): Musicians, Occupations, People Synonyms: bellist, ringer, bellringer, bell-ringer Related terms: campanologist Translations (bell ringer): ժամհար (žamhar) (Armenian), ժամկոչ (žamkočʻ) (Armenian), zvoník [masculine] (Czech), zvonice [feminine] (Czech), klokker [common-gender] (Danish), klokkenluider [masculine] (Dutch), klokkenluidster [feminine] (Dutch), klokkari [masculine] (Faroese), sonneur de cloches [masculine] (French), sonneuse de cloches [feminine] (French), sonneur [masculine] (French), sonneuse [feminine] (French), sineiro (Galician), sineira [feminine] (Galician), Glöckner [masculine] (German), Glöcknerin [feminine] (German), κωδωνοκρούστης (kodonokroústis) [masculine] (Greek), κωδωνοκρούστης (kodonokroústis) [feminine] (Greek), harangozó (Hungarian), clogaire [masculine] (Irish), campanaro [masculine] (Italian), campanara [feminine] (Italian), varpininkas [masculine] (Lithuanian), varpininkė [feminine] (Lithuanian), sonneux [masculine] (Norman), klokker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ringer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), klokkar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dzwonnik [masculine] (Polish), sineiro [masculine] (Portuguese), sineira [feminine] (Portuguese), clopotar [masculine] (Romanian), звона́рь (zvonárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), zvonar [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zvonár [masculine] (Slovak), campanero [masculine] (Spanish), campanera [feminine] (Spanish), klockringare [common-gender] (Swedish), ringare [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. (derogatory) A door-to-door salesman. Tags: derogatory
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  3. (education) An assignment, done regularly at the beginning of a class, and intended as a warm-up before other classroom activities. Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-bell_ringer-en-noun-PzcP~CbJ Topics: education
  4. (anatomy, education) A type of anatomy exam in which students must answer questions at a series of stations and move on to the next station when a bell is rung. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Education
    Sense id: en-bell_ringer-en-noun-CiBRGP6s Topics: anatomy, education, medicine, sciences

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