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• 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,… …   Etymology dictionary

• Ringer — Ring er, n. (Horse Racing) A horse that is not entitled to take part in a race, but is fraudulently got into it. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ringer — ► NOUN 1) a person or device that rings. 2) informal a person s or thing s double. 3) informal an athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition. 4) Austral./NZ a shearer with the highest tally of sheep shorn. 5)… …   English terms dictionary

• ringer — ringer1 [riŋ′ər] n. 1. a horseshoe or quoit thrown so that it encircles the peg 2. such a throw ringer2 [riŋ′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that rings a bell, chime, etc. ☆ 2. Slang a) a horse, player, etc. fraudulently entered …   English World dictionary

• ringer — UK [ˈrɪŋə(r)] / US [ˈrɪŋər] noun [countable] Word forms ringer : singular ringer plural ringers 1) someone who rings church bells or hand bells 2) informal a person or horse that illegally takes part in a competition or race instead of another… …   English dictionary

• ringer — ring|er [ rıŋər ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL a person or horse that illegally takes part in a competition or race instead of another person or horse 2. ) someone who rings church bells or HAND BELLS 3. ) INFORMAL a DEAD RINGER 4. ) the part of a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ringer — I. /ˈrɪŋə / (say ringuh) noun 1. someone or something that rings, encircles, etc. 2. a quoit or horseshoe so thrown as to encircle a peg. 3. the throw itself. 4. → boxer2 (def. 1). 5. a stockworker; a cattle drover: *But the ordinary stockman,… …  

• ringer — n. sl. 1 a esp. US an athlete or horse entered in a competition by fraudulent means, esp. as a substitute. b a person s double, esp. an imposter. 2 Austral. a the fastest shearer in a shed. b a stockman or station hand. 3 a person who rings, esp …   Useful english dictionary

• ringer — noun 1》 informal an athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition.     ↘a highly proficient person brought in to supplement a team or group.     ↘a motor vehicle whose identity has been fraudulently changed. 2》 short for… …   English new terms dictionary

• ringer — A horse (or greyhound) entered in a race under another s name usually a good runner replacing a poorer one …   Equestrian sports dictionary

• a dead ringer — Meaning An exact duplicate. Origin A ringer is a horse substituted for another to defraud the bookies. Dead here means exact rather than lifeless. The Victorian practise of fitting wires and bells into coffins to allow people who were buried… …   Meaning and origin of phrases