bell ringer
Noun
Meaning
someone who plays musical handbells
a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
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the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer
scored a bull's eye
hit the mark
the president's speech was a home run
A descendent of the Juaneño Indians, he served as the Mission's bell ringer until his death in 1924.
It's set as 15th century Paris where Quasimodo, a deformed, captive bell-ringer, observes the city's Feast of Fools from afar.