dead ringer

noun

: someone who looks exactly like someone else

She's a dead ringer for my cousin Julie.

Examples of dead ringer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unknown actor Anthony Ippolito is a dead ringer for Sylvester Stallone in this movie about the making of Rocky, which reportedly had the Princess of Wales Theatre rocking and rolling. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

This bag is made with a faux leather exterior and is a dead ringer for Holmes’s sleek tote. — Neha Tandon, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026

This halter set is a dead ringer for a linen set from Free People. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

The sleek lines of the phone in the teaser image are a dead ringer for Google’s last few Pixel phones, and that matches some early rumors. — ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for dead ringer

• bringer
• clinger
• dinger
• inger
• slinger
• springer
• stinger
• stringer
• winger
• wringer