ringer
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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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.
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.
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| 1. | a person or thing that rings a bell |
| 2. | slang Also called: dead ringer 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. | (Austral), (NZ) the fastest shearer in a shed |
| 6. | informal (Austral) the fastest or best at anything |
| 7. | a quoit thrown so as to encircle a peg |
| 8. | such a throw |
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
(dead) ringer (for (so)) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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ringer definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
One nominee was a ringer tossed in by the fossil of the pack in a fit of mischief.
They can sense when they are reaching their breaking point, and they know when to take a walk or turn off the ringer.
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