| NOUN | person | ringer, toller, bell ringer | a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) |
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| person | ringer, dead ringer, clone | a person who is almost identical to another | |
| person | ringer | a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses | |
| act | ringer | (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg |
| Sounds | rih'nger | |
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| Rhymes | banger ... zinger: 28 rhymes with nger... | |
| Meaning | A person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation). | |
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| Synonyms | toller, bell ringer | |
| Broader | signaler, signaller | someone who communicates by signals |
| Spanish | campanera, campanero | |
| Verbs | ring | make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification |
| Meaning | A person who is almost identical to another. | |
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| Synonyms | dead ringer, clone | |
| Broader | double, image, look-alike | someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Meaning | A contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses. | |
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| Broader | imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player | A person who makes deceitful pretenses |
| Meaning | (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg. | |
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| Category | quoits, horseshoes | A game / game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it |
| Broader | throw | The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) |
| Spanish | encaje | |
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