ringer
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plural
ringers
plural
ringers
Britannica Dictionary definition of RINGER
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1
:
someone who rings a bell
2
:
the part of a telephone that rings to signal that someone is calling
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Turn off the ringer on the telephone.
3
informal
:
a person or animal that enters a contest illegally by using a false name, pretending not to have much skill, etc.
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One of the players on the winning team was a ringer.
4
informal
:
someone who looks very much like another person
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He's a ringer for the President.
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She's a dead ringer for my cousin Julie. [=she looks exactly like my cousin Julie]
