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Definition of Dead ringer
1. Noun. A person who is almost identical to another.
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Double, Image, Look-alike
Definition of Dead ringer
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dead Ringer
Literary usage of Dead ringer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"She's a dead ringer for you! Looks more like your sister." "I'm glad you think
so, Mr. Arbuckle." Grace is smiling, weakly. "And this is my baby sister. ..."
2. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"And he'd never bothered to notice that she was a dead ringer for Marci. "I've
always had a thing for redheads," Bradley said. "Because of you," he said. ..."
3. Old Wives for New: A Novel by David Graham Phillips (1908)
"You're a dead ringer for the picture of mother when she was your age.” As he made
this remark the door to the left opened and there appeared a youngish man ..."
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