: one that encircles or puts a ring around (such as a quoit or horseshoe that lodges so as to surround the peg)
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Noun (1)
no one was more surprised than the defendant when his lawyer turned out to be a ringer
he's a dead ringer for his grandfather
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Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Retail traders snapped up Tesla shares in recent days as the stock went through the ringer, according to JPMorgan.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Cheadle and Benicio del Toro are both strong in the dual lead roles, while the cast is full of ringers, from Jon Hamm to Brendan Fraser to Julia Fox in a scene-stealing comedic role.
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But the ability to set eligibility rules, the NCAA might assert, is fundamental to ensuring that college sports are played by college students who are like their classmates–and not aging ringers who never leave school.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But lookout for this ringer: East Bay resident Amy Schneider, whose 40-game win streak on Jeopardy is second all-time to Ken Jennings (74 wins) helped net her $1.6 million in prizes, is on the guest list.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Retail traders snapped up Tesla shares in recent days as the stock went through the ringer, according to JPMorgan.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Cheadle and Benicio del Toro are both strong in the dual lead roles, while the cast is full of ringers, from Jon Hamm to Brendan Fraser to Julia Fox in a scene-stealing comedic role.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
But the ability to set eligibility rules, the NCAA might assert, is fundamental to ensuring that college sports are played by college students who are like their classmates–and not aging ringers who never leave school.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Ringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringer. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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ringer
1 of 2 noun
ring·er
ˈriŋ-ər 
1
: one that sounds especially by ringing
2
a
: one that enters a competition with a false identity
b
: one that strongly resembles another
—often used with dead
a dead ringer for the senator
ringer
2 of 2 noun
: a quoit or horseshoe that falls right over a peg
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