ringer

/'riɳə/
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ringer

A ringer throws a perfect horseshoe around the stake.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who rings bells: A person, especially one whose job is to ring church bells to summon people to a service.
    • A contestant entered fraudulently: A person or animal entered into a competition, race, or game under false pretenses, often to gain an unfair advantage.
    • A close duplicate: A person or thing that looks almost exactly like another.
    • A successful throw in horseshoes: In the game of horseshoes or quoits, a throw that successfully encircles the stake or peg.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The church ringer tolled the bell for the evening service.
    • The horse was a ringer; it had been entered under a different name to cheat in the race.
    • With that beard, he's a dead ringer for his older brother.
    • He scored a ringer on his final toss to win the game.
Advanced Usage
  • "Dead ringer": An idiom meaning an exact look-alike or duplicate of a person.
    • That actor is a dead ringer for the famous politician.
  • "To be a ringer for someone/something": To closely resemble someone or something else.
    • This new model is a ringer for last year's top-selling car.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ring (verb): To cause a bell to sound.
    • Please ring the bell when you arrive.
  • Bell-ringer (noun): Another term for a person who rings church bells.
    • The village bell-ringer has held the position for 40 years.
Synonyms
  • Impostor: A person who pretends to be someone else to deceive others (for the fraudulent contestant meaning).
  • Doppelgänger: A person who looks very similar to another person (for the duplicate meaning).
  • Twin: Something that is very similar to another thing.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meanings are primarily contained within the noun form and the idiom "dead ringer.")

Related Idioms
  • Dead ringer: An exact duplicate or look-alike.
    • I thought I saw your uncle, but it was just a dead ringer.
ringer

A ringer throws a perfect horseshoe around the stake.

Noun
  1. (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg
  2. a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
  3. a person who is almost identical to another
  4. a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)

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