bell ringer
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English belringer, belle ringer, bellryngar, belryngere, equivalent to
bell ringer (plural bell ringers)
- A person, especially one of a group, who rings bells.
- Synonyms: bellist
- (derogatory) A door-to-door salesman.
- (education) An assignment, done regularly at the beginning of a class, and intended as a warm-up before other classroom activities.
- (anatomy, education) 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.
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