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  • noun Plural form of bellringer.

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Examples

  • They say the drop is due in part to a new policy by Giant Food that limits the amount of time bellringers can be in front of stores.

    Lori's A.M. Buzz: Did someone say snow? Lori Aratani 2010

  • I actually yawned and stretched a couple times–not exactly bellringers for success.

    Whiteout Gets Release Date 2009

  • As I've mentioned before, when I was in college I was one of the bellringers who rang the Lowell House bells every Sunday.

    End of an Era: Lowell House Russian Bells 2008

  • As the monks of the monastery explained to the current bellringers, that name really makes no sense, as no one would ring a bell that bore a name of such ill omen.

    End of an Era: Lowell House Russian Bells 2008

  • Associates at more than 3,900 Wal-Mart stores, Sam's Clubs and Neighborhood Markets across the country today staffed the Red Kettles to celebrate the company's 20-plus year tradition of rolling out the red carpet for The Salvation Army's bellringers.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • "What about the hundreds of bellringers who've been electrocuted in thunderstorms in every country of Europe?"

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • "What about the hundreds of bellringers who've been electrocuted in thunderstorms in every country of Europe?"

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • No word yet on whether my boycott of Target Stores retaliation for their unconscionable decision to ban the Salvation Army bellringers from in front of their stores had its desired effect.

    From On High 2004

  • No word yet on whether my boycott of Target Stores retaliation for their unconscionable decision to ban the Salvation Army bellringers from in front of their stores had its desired effect.

    Archive 2004-12-01 2004

  • Our feminine readers would like to know the name of the bellringers '

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914 Various

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