bellman

n. night-watchman whorang a bell and cried the hoursand called on the faithful topray for the souls of the depart-ed. Another of his duties was toannounce the doom to the pris-oner about to be put to death.打铃巡夜的更夫（他的另一职务是向次晨即将处决的死囚宣告凶信）。
△Mac.2.2.4. (3):“It was the owl that shrieked,the fatal bellman，”(The hootingof the owl has been regarded as an omen of evil.)这是那不祥的更夫、鸱枭在尖叫。

bellman