chimer

plural chimers

1. A bell that chimes.

   She brushed a few drops from her lashes as the sweet little chimer rang out ten bells;

   2004, Emma Wolf, Other Things Being Equal

2. A person who rings chimes on bells.

   The venerable Dr. George W. Warren, who had recently retired, was “honorary organist,” and Alfred Toulmin continued as harpist and bell chimer, a post he had held for 30 years.

   2001, J. Robert Wright, Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue

plural chimers

1. alternativeAlternative form of chimere (“bishop's robe”).