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noun ˈrɪŋəˈrɪŋər 1informal A person or thing that looks very like another. he is a dead ringer for his late papa Example sentencesExamples - Farmiga, a ringer for a young Faye Dunaway, won an acting award at the close of the festival.
- Nils Hognestad as Desmond is a bit of a ringer for Prince William and manages an impressive degree of bumbling charisma.
- Almost all the actors and actresses in this splendid show are ringers for the historical persons they portray.
- Would his concentrated attention have anything to do with the fact that she is a striking brunette, considered by some to be a ringer for Monica Lewinsky?
Synonyms lookalike, twin, clone, duplicate, perfect likeness, exact likeness, replica, copy, facsimile, imitation, picture, image, living image, mirror image, counterpart, match, mate, fellow - 1.1 An athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition or event.
〈非正式〉（体育比赛中）冒名顶替的运动员（或马） it was discovered that the winning horse was a ringer Example sentencesExamples - It didn't take the Army long to figure out that they had a ringer in their midst.
- But far from exposing Jeffy once they have discovered his secret, his fellow athletes decide to enlist the ringer in a bid to beat the arrogant champion.
- Hey, at least he spotted the ringers, which was more than Security did.
- 1.2 A motor vehicle whose identity has been fraudulently changed by the substitution of a different registration plate.
挂假车牌的汽车 the patrol was told the van was a ringer - 1.3 A highly proficient person brought in supplement a team or group.
替补队员 officials had packed the squad with ringers Example sentencesExamples - In order to win a bet with the rival nuclear facility, he hires several professional baseball players as ringers.
- With more teams popping up and ringers being fought over, some sort of order would have to be instituted.
- In order to beat Darwin, their rival school, in a football game, Wagstaff hires two ringers.
- When Morelli and other full members can't make a performance, Orpheus uses ringers to fill in for them.
- I don't really understand how Victory dropped the ball on this one, but I guess they needed to make a bit of money for once and thought it was time to bring in some ringers.
2A person or device that rings something. Example sentencesExamples - It was used for gatherings of staff and family at Christmas and New Year, with traditional entertainments provided by the Ackworth mummers and parish hand-bell ringers.
- In the distance, church bells rang out as a team of ringers sought perfection through incessant practise.
- The ringer is great - very loud and supplemented with a vibrate.
- Tremulous, I park my car by the curb and slowly walk up to the front door, knocking the brass ringer.
3Australian NZ A shearer with the highest tally of sheep shorn in a given period. 〈澳／新西兰〉剪羊毛快手 Paddy had established himself as the ringer of the shed Example sentencesExamples - Shearers are paid per sheep shorn and typically shear about 100 per day, although a top shearer or ‘ringer’ (the fastest shearer in the shed) can shear between about 200 and 300 a day.
4Australian A stockman, especially one employed in droving. 〈澳〉（尤指受雇赶牲口的）畜牧工 ringers on the seven stations branded 30,057 calves Example sentencesExamples - I started as a ringer when I was 15 on Epsilon Station near Camerons Corner in Queenslands far south west.
noun ˈrɪŋəˈrɪŋər 1(in certain games) a ring or similar object that is tossed so as to encircle a target. 2A game of marbles in which the target marbles are placed in the centre of a circular area.
nounˈriNGərˈrɪŋər 1informal A person or thing that looks exactly like another. he's a ringer for the French actor Fernandel 他是法国演员费尔南多的替身。 Example sentencesExamples - Would his concentrated attention have anything to do with the fact that she is a striking brunette, considered by some to be a ringer for Monica Lewinsky?
- Almost all the actors and actresses in this splendid show are ringers for the historical persons they portray.
- Nils Hognestad as Desmond is a bit of a ringer for Prince William and manages an impressive degree of bumbling charisma.
- Farmiga, a ringer for a young Faye Dunaway, won an acting award at the close of the festival.
Synonyms lookalike, twin, clone, duplicate, perfect likeness, exact likeness, replica, copy, facsimile, imitation, picture, image, living image, mirror image, counterpart, match, mate, fellow - 1.1 An athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition or event.
〈非正式〉（体育比赛中）冒名顶替的运动员（或马） Example sentencesExamples - Hey, at least he spotted the ringers, which was more than Security did.
- It didn't take the Army long to figure out that they had a ringer in their midst.
- But far from exposing Jeffy once they have discovered his secret, his fellow athletes decide to enlist the ringer in a bid to beat the arrogant champion.
- 1.2 A person who is highly proficient at a particular skill or sport and is brought in to supplement a team or group of people.
替补队员 league eligibility rules had grown flexible to accommodate new teams, and ringers began suiting up Example sentencesExamples - In order to beat Darwin, their rival school, in a football game, Wagstaff hires two ringers.
- With more teams popping up and ringers being fought over, some sort of order would have to be instituted.
- I don't really understand how Victory dropped the ball on this one, but I guess they needed to make a bit of money for once and thought it was time to bring in some ringers.
- In order to win a bet with the rival nuclear facility, he hires several professional baseball players as ringers.
- When Morelli and other full members can't make a performance, Orpheus uses ringers to fill in for them.
2A person or device that rings something. Example sentencesExamples - It was used for gatherings of staff and family at Christmas and New Year, with traditional entertainments provided by the Ackworth mummers and parish hand-bell ringers.
- Tremulous, I park my car by the curb and slowly walk up to the front door, knocking the brass ringer.
- In the distance, church bells rang out as a team of ringers sought perfection through incessant practise.
- The ringer is great - very loud and supplemented with a vibrate.
nounˈriNGərˈrɪŋər 1(in certain games) a ring or similar object that is tossed so as to encircle a target. 2A game of marbles in which the target marbles are placed in the center of a circular area.
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