bell ringer

Meaning

Noun

• A person, especially one of a group, who rings bells.
• A door-to-door salesman.
• An assignment, done regularly at the beginning of a class, and intended as a warm-up before other classroom activities.

Related

Similar words

• bellist (a person who rings bells)

Origin

• From Middle English belringer, belle ringer, bellryngar, belryngere, equivalent to .