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View synonyms for bell-ringer

bell-ringer

noun

  1. a person who rings church bells
  2. a person who plays musical handbells


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Derived Forms

  • ˈbell-ˌringing, noun

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Example Sentences

Thavis went to the bell ringer in Vatican City to find out just why there had been a long delay.

That meant an even longer delay until the bell ringer could trust that indeed they had a pope.

The old bell-ringer placed a small boy at the hall door to await the signal of the doorkeeper.

A rat isn't a rat when he's a bell-ringer; like the one in the attic was last night.

On fête days a certain famous bell ringer was engaged by the authorities to play the bells from the clavecin.

For instance, Father Etienne is cellarer of the Abbey and guest-master, he is also sacristan and bell-ringer.

That this little trait in Joan is true, we have the testimony of the bell-ringer himself to attest.

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