Noun: ringer ring-u(r)
- A person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
"The bell ringer climbed the tower to sound the noon chimes";
- toller, bell ringer
- A person who is almost identical to another
"He was a dead ringer for the famous actor";
- dead ringer [informal], clone, spitting image [informal], spit [Brit, informal]
- A contestant entered in a competition under false pretences
"The team was disqualified when it was discovered they had used a ringer"
- (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg
"His ringer in the final round secured his victory in the horseshoe tournament"
Sounds like: ringing, wriringer, w
Derived forms: ringers
Type of: alikeness [rare], double, fake, faker, fraud, image, imposter, impostor, likeness, look-alike, pretender, pseud [informal], pseudo, sham, shammer, signaler [US], signaller, similitude, throw
Encyclopedia: Ringer, Paul