chime
noun
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
chimer
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a word derived from
chime.
Example Sentences
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Nor is the annoyance they give diminished when the chimer, instead of ringing such changes as are suited to bells, will insist upon playing affettuoso.
From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various
