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   Ring·er

   /ˈriNGər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that looks exactly like another: informal "he is a dead ringer for his late papa"
   • ▪ an athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition or event: "it was discovered that the winning horse was a ringer"
   • ▪ a person who is highly proficient at a particular skill or sport and is brought in to supplement a team or group of people: "league eligibility rules had grown flexible to accommodate new teams, and ringers began suiting up"
   • 2. a person or device that rings something.

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   What is a ringer in horse racing?

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   Where do ringers come from?

   • Ringers come from all over to ring of the bells as the church is famous for the bells' beautiful sound. All the ringers read from a complete score. The bell ropes hang down into the nave, so the ringers can be seen by the congregation.

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   If you enter an amateur baking contest pretending to be self-taught when you're actually a French-trained pastry chef, you are a ringer. A ringer is a contestant who lies about his experience.

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   Ringer also has a definite literal meaning (“one that sounds especially by ringing”) that has been largely supplanted by figurative ones; the word can also mean “one that enters a competition under false representations” or “one that strongly resembles another.”

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    RINGER definition: 1. a thing that makes a ringing sound, especially part of a mobile phone: 2. someone who rings a…. Learn more.