Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bell_ringer
3 senses of bell ringer
Sense 1
toller, bell ringer, ringer -- (a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation))
=> signaler, signaller -- (someone who communicates by signals)
Sense 2
bell ringer -- (someone who plays musical handbells)
=> musician, instrumentalist, player -- (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))
Sense 3
bell ringer, bull's eye, mark, home run -- (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")
=> success -- (an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success")