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BELL RINGER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal

Example:

the president's speech was a home run

Synonyms:

bell ringer; bull's eye; home run; mark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bell ringer" is a kind of...):

success (an attainment that is successful)

Domain usage:

figure; figure of speech; image; trope (language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who plays musical handbells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bell ringer" is a kind of...):

instrumentalist; musician; player (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)

Synonyms:

bell ringer; ringer; toller

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bell ringer" is a kind of...):

signaler; signaller (someone who communicates by signals)

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