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ringer

rin·ger

UK/ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ US/ˈrɪŋɜr/ uncommon informal slang uk

noun

1.

a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)

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2.

a person who is almost identical to another

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3.

a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses

4.

stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time

Origin

Some senses may derive from ring the changes (“run through variations; enliven; pass counterfeit money; trick a shopkeeper into giving too much change”).

Phrases

  • ding, ding, ding, we have a winner
  • ringer equivalence number

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