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Noun: dead ringer  ded ring-u(r)
Usage: informal
  1. A person who is almost identical to another
    "He was a dead ringer for the famous actor";
    - ringer, clone, spitting image [informal], spit [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: dead ringers

Type of: alikeness [rare], double, image, likeness, look-alike, similitude

Encyclopedia: Dead ringer