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ring⋅er

1  [ring-er]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
2. a quoit or horseshoe so thrown as to encircle the peg.
3. the throw itself.
4. Also, ringers. Also called ring taw. Marbles. a game in which players place marbles in a cross marked in the center of a circle, the object being to knock as many marbles as possible outside the circle by using another marble shooter.
5. Australian. a highly skilled sheep shearer.
Origin:
1815–25; ring 1 + -er 1
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ring⋅er

2  [ring-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that rings or makes a ringing noise: a ringer of bells; a bell that is a loud ringer.
2. dead ringer.
3. Slang.
a. a racehorse, athlete, or the like entered in a competition under false representation as to identity or ability.
b. a student paid by another to take an exam.
c. any person or thing that is fraudulent; fake or impostor.
d. a substitute or addition, as a professional musician hired to strengthen a school orchestra: We hired three ringers for the commencement concert.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see ring 2 , -er 1
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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ring·er 1   (rĭng'ər)   
n.   Games
A horseshoe or quoit thrown so that it encircles the peg.
ring·er 2   (rĭng'ər)   
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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
(dead) ringer (for (so))

  1. n.
    someone who is an exact duplicate of someone else. (Here dead means absolute. See also ringer.) : You are sure a dead ringer for my brother.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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ringer

  1. n.
    the obvious choice; the one identical to the one you have; the best match; the best match for one's needs; the most likely choice. (See also (dead) ringer (for (so) ).) : That's the best horse racing today. It's a ringer if I ever saw. one.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

ringer 
especially be a dead ringer for "resemble closely," 1891, from ringer, a fast horse entered fraudulently in a race in place of a slow one (the verb to ring in this sense is attested from 1812), possibly from British ring in "substitute, exchange," via ring the changes, "substitute counterfeit money for good," a pun on ring the changes in the sense of play the regular series of variations in a peal of bells (1614). Meaning "expert" is first recorded 1918, Australian slang, from earlier meaning "man who shears the most sheep per day" (1871).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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