US /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ UK /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #17081

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who rings a bell, especially a church or public bell

    The village ringer pulled the rope and sounded the alarm bell.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who rings a bell,... bell ringer
Word family
Derived forms hogringer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Ryngere, from ryngere (“bell-ringer”).

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