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ringer

7 ENTRIES FOUND:

1ring·er

noun \ˈriŋ-ər\

Definition of RINGER

1
: one that sounds especially by ringing
2
a (1) : one that enters a competition under false representations (2) : imposter, fake b : one that strongly resembles another —often used with dead <he's a dead ringer for the senator>

First Known Use of RINGER

15th century

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