doorbell

Meaning

Noun

1. A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.
2. A button that activates an electric doorbell.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
2. (transitive) To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.

Synonyms

bell

🔔

buzzer

handbell

little bell

electric bell

Translations

campanello

sonnette

🔔

Klingel

🔔

Türklingel

campainha

🔔

campanilla

timbre

🔔

Schelle

κουδούνι πόρτας

bel

🔔

deurbel

sonnaille

clarine

Glöckchen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɔː.bɛl/

Etymology

From door + bell.