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Definitions for Ringer

[1] a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
[2] a quoit or horseshoe so thrown as to encircle the peg.
[3] the throw itself.
[4] Also ring·ers. Also called ring taw. Marbles . a game in which players place marbles in a cross marked in the center of a circle, the object being to knock as many marbles as possible outside the circle by using another marble shooter.
[5] Australian . a highly skilled sheep shearer.
[6] a person or thing that rings or makes a ringing noise: a ringer of bells; a bell that is a loud ringer.
[7] dead ringer.
[8] Slang . a racehorse, athlete, or the like entered in a competition under false representation as to identity or ability. a student paid by another to take an exam. any person or thing that is fraudulent; fake or impostor. a substitute or addition, as a professional musician hired to strengthen a school orchestra: We hired three ringers for the commencement concert.
[9] a person or thing that rings a bell
[10] Also called: dead ringer slang a person or thing that is almost identical to another
[11] slang a stolen vehicle the identity of which has been changed by the use of the licence plate, serial number, etc, of another, usually disused, vehicle
[12] US a contestant, esp a horse, entered in a competition under false representations of identity, record, or ability
[13] Australian and NZ the fastest shearer in a shed
[14] Australian informal the fastest or best at anything
[15] a quoit thrown so as to encircle a peg
[16] such a throw

Words related to Ringer

simulacrum, impersonator, reciprocal, angel, picture, clone, duplicate, companion, counterpart, twin, mate, replica, coordinate, portrait, copy, image, match, stand-in, lookalike

Words nearby Ringer

ringdove, ringed, ringed plover, ringed seal, ringent, ringer, ringer's injection, ringer's solution, ringgit, ringhals, ringing tone

Origin of Ringer

2late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at ring2, -er1

Synonyms for Ringer

angel, clone, companion, coordinate, copy, counterpart, duplicate, image, impersonator, match, mate, picture, portrait, reciprocal, replica, simulacrum, stand-in, twin, dead ringer, lookalike, spitting image