ringer (redirected from Dead Ringers)

ring·er ¹  (rngr)

n. Games

A horseshoe or quoit thrown so that it encircles the peg.

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ring·er ²  (rngr)

n.

1. One that rings, especially one that sounds a bell or chime.

2. Slang A contestant entered dishonestly into a competition.

3. Slang One who bears a striking resemblance to another: a ringer for his father.

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ringer [ˈrɪŋə]

n

1. a person or thing that rings a bell

2. Also called dead ringer Slang a person or thing that is almost identical to another

3. Slang 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

4. US a contestant, esp a horse, entered in a competition under false representations of identity, record, or ability

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ the fastest shearer in a shed

6. Austral informal the fastest or best at anything

7. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a quoit thrown so as to encircle a peg

8. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) such a throw

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ringer - a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) bell ringer, toller signaler, signaller - someone who communicates by signals
	2.	ringer - a person who is almost identical to another clone, dead ringer colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech look-alike, double, image - someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"
	3.	ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses faker, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, pretender, fraud, fake - a person who makes deceitful pretenses
	4.	ringer - (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base" horseshoes, quoits - a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it

Translations

ringer [ˈrɪŋəʳ] N

1. (= bell ringer) → campanero/a m/f

2. (also dead ringer) → doble mf, viva imagen f
he is a (dead) ringer for the President → se le parece en todo al presidente

3. (US) (Horse racing) → caballo m sustituido

ringer

n

(= bell-ringer) → Glöckner(in) m(f)

to be a dead ringer for somebody (inf) → jdm aufs Haar gleichen