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ALL meanings of ringer

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  • noun ringer person identical to another 1
  • noun ringer a person or thing that rings or makes a ringing noise: a ringer of bells; a bell that is a loud ringer. 1
  • noun ringer dead ringer. 1
  • noun ringer 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. 1
  • countable noun ringer A bell ringer is someone who rings church bells or hand bells as a hobby. 0
  • noun ringer a person or thing that rings a bell 0
  • noun ringer a person or thing that is almost identical to another 0
  • noun ringer 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 0
  • noun ringer a contestant, esp a horse, entered in a competition under false representations of identity, record, or ability 0
  • noun ringer the fastest shearer in a shed 0
  • noun ringer the fastest or best at anything 0
  • noun ringer a quoit thrown so as to encircle a peg 0
  • noun ringer such a throw 0
  • noun ringer a horseshoe or quoit thrown so that it encircles the peg 0
  • noun ringer a person or thing that rings a bell, chime, etc. 0
  • noun ringer a horse, player, etc. fraudulently entered, or substituted for another, in a competition 0
  • noun ringer any substitute 0
  • noun ringer a person or thing very closely resembling another 0
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