bell ringer

Definitions

1. A person, especially one of a group, who rings bells.
2. A door-to-door salesman.
   derogatory
3. An assignment, done regularly at the beginning of a class, and intended as a warm-up before other classroom activities.
4. 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.

Equivalents

Examples

“In Health Sciences, Dr. Ball was always available to us in the anatomy lab giving us tips and tricks for bell ringers. You can tell⟳ he genuinely cares about teaching, because why else would he wear⟳ a uterus costume!”

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