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bell ringers

bell ringers is the plural of bell ringer.

Meaning of bell ringer

Noun

bell ringer (plural bell ringers)

  1. A person, especially one of a group, who rings bells.
    Synonyms:
    bellist, ringer
  2. (derogatory) A door-to-door salesman.
  3. An assignment, done regularly at the beginning of a class, and intended as a warm-up before other classroom activities.
  4. A type of anatomy exam in which students must answer questions at a series of stations and move on to the next station when a bell is rung.
    • In Health Sciences, Dr. Ball was always available to us in the anatomy lab giving us tips and tricks for bell ringers. You can tell he genuinely cares about teaching, because why else would he wear a uterus costume!2018 May 24, “Meet today's Faculty of Health Sciences valedictorian”, in McMaster Daily News, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2023

Questions about bell ringers

What is bell ringers the plural of?
Bell ringers is the plural of bell ringer.

Words near bell ringers in the dictionary

  1. bell push
  2. bell pushes
  3. bell register
  4. bell registers
  5. bell ringer
  6. bell ringers
  7. Bell River
  8. bell rope
  9. bell ropes
  10. Bell shot
  11. Bell shots

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