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Definition of Ringer
1. Noun. A person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation).
Generic synonyms: Signaler, Signaller
Derivative terms: Ring, Toll
2. Noun. A person who is almost identical to another.
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Double, Image, Look-alike
3. Noun. A contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses.
4. Noun. (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg.
Definition of Ringer
1. n. One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on bells.
2. n. A horse that is not entitled to take part in a race, but is fraudulently got into it.
Definition of Ringer
1. Noun. Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer. ¹
2. Noun. (games) In the game of horseshoes, the event of the horseshoe landing around the pole. ¹
3. Noun. (uncountable games) A game of marbles where players attempt to knock each other's marbles out of a ring drawn on the ground. ¹
4. Noun. (horse racing) A horse fraudently entered in a race using the name of another horse. ¹
5. Noun. (sport) A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team. ¹
6. Noun. A person, animal, or entity which resembles another so closely as to be taken for the other; ''now usually in the phrase dead ringer''. ¹
7. Noun. A person with orange or red hair, often used as an insult. ¹
8. Noun. (UK dialect) A top performer. ¹
9. Noun. (Australia) The champion shearer of a shearing shed. ¹
10. Noun. (Australia) A stockman, a cowboy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ringer
1. one that rings [n -S] - See also: rings
Medical Definition of Ringer
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1. One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on bells.
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