From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbell-ringerˈbell-ˌringer noun [countable] DLHRRsomeone who rings church bells → campanology —bell-ringing noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
bell-ringer• Too flourishing, indeed, for the vicar, who objected to the time his bell-ringers sat drinking ale.• The arm-chair socialists were too engrossed in scoring advantage points over each other and so paid no attention to the bell-ringer.• A closer look revealed the familiar Salvation Army logo on the pot, but this bell-ringer was like none I recognized. 