bellpush

English

Etymology

From bell +‎ push.

Noun

bellpush (plural bellpushes)

1. A button that rings a bell (such as a doorbell) when pressed.
   • 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 8:

     I groped around a bit to find the bell-push, and let them have a full five seconds clatter, just to show what I was thinking of them.

Alternative forms

• bell push