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Meaning
Noun
●
Someone who
rings
, especially a
bell
ringer.
●
In Mining:
A crowbar.
●
In Games:
In
the game
of
horseshoes
, the
event
of the
horseshoe
landing
around the pole.
●
In Games:
A
game
of
marbles
where
players
attempt
to
knock
each other's
marbles
out of
a ring
drawn
on the ground.
●
In People:
A
ringer
T-shirt.
●
In Sports:
A person
highly
proficient
at a
skill
or
sport
who is
brought in
, often
fraudulently
, to
supplement
a team.
●
In Horse racing:
A
horse
fraudulently
entered
in a
race
using the
name
of another
horse
.
●
A person,
animal
, or
entity
which
resembles
another so
closely
as to
be
taken for
the other, now usually in the
phrase
dead
ringer.
●
In British English:
A
fraudulently
cloned
motor
vehicle.
●
In British English:
A
top
performer.
●
In Australian English:
The
champion
shearer
of a
shearing
shed.
●
In Australian English:
A
stockman
, a cowboy.
●
Any person or
thing
that is
fraudulent
; a
fake
or impostor.
●
A look-alike.
●
In British English & Military:
An
officer
having the
specified
number of
rings
(denoting
rank
) on the
uniform
sleeve.
●
In Fans (people), J. R. R. Tolkien & People:
A
fan
of the
novel
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
and/or
the
film
trilogy
based on it.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
ringer
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ring
English
ring
Middle English (1100-1500)
hring
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Siren
Buzzer
Beeper
Doorbell
Caller
Jammer
Tuner
Voicemail
Horn
Flasher
Screamer
Lactated
Speakerphone
Patsy
Trooper
Stud
Bassist
Mike
Hartmann
Speaker
Knob
Benedict
Mother
Ellman
Heartbreaker
Mouthpiece
Dial
Alarm
Brewer
Cow
Grandmother
Wife
Magnet
Switchboard
Clapper
Girlfriend
Raven
Hotline
Biuret
Ring Tone
Voice Changer
Baby Monitor
Walkie Talkie
Kill Switch
Normal Saline
Phone Line
Tape Recorder
Smoke Alarm
More
Rhymes
Dinger
Singer
Singer
Zinger
Ringer
Flinger
Bringer
Wringer
Swinger
Stringer
Springer
Beijinger
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