bell-ringer
Britishnoun
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a person who rings church bells
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a person who plays musical handbells
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His daughter Verity Charlesworth, 45, said farming was a part of Mr Charlesworth's "life and identity", and that he was also a grandfather of six and a keen bell-ringer.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
The 45th president’s unprecedented, face-to-face encounter with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 30, 2019, was a global bell-ringer.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
As Page wove his way through the holiday crowd, he talked about his troubles, raising his voice to be heard above a Salvation Army bell-ringer.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2017
John Cox, with Saint Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral, says there’s a bell-ringer in California known as the Miles Davis of ringers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2017
The bell-ringer held it over their heads, and in return many a piece of silver found its way into his pocket.
From St. Peter's Umbrella by Mikszáth, Kálmán
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