bell ringer meaning and definition

BELL RINGER noun

Definition of bell ringer (noun)

1. a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
   • synonyms: ringer, toller
2. someone who plays musical handbells
3. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
   • "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"
   • synonyms: bull's eye, home run, mark