Background for ringers

ringers

/ˈrɪŋərz/

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noun

Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer.

Examples :

"The church hired several ringers to ensure the bells were rung beautifully for the wedding. "

person job bell-ringing

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noun

Examples :

"The movers used ringers to pry open the stubborn crate filled with books. "

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(games) In the game of horseshoes, the event of the horseshoe landing around the pole.

Examples :

""After a long afternoon of playing horseshoes, we counted up all our ringers to see who won." "

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(games) A game of marbles where players attempt to knock each other's marbles out of a ring drawn on the ground.

Examples :

"The children played ringers during recess, trying to knock each other's marbles out of the ring drawn on the playground. "

game sport entertainment

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A ringer T-shirt.

Examples :

"I like to wear ringers because the contrasting color around the neck and sleeves makes them look more stylish than plain T-shirts. "

wear style appearance

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A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team.

Examples :

"The opposing team suspected our softball team had hired ringers from the local college to unfairly improve our chances of winning the championship. "

sport person game

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A horse fraudulently entered in a race using the name of another horse.

Examples :

"The investigation revealed that several ringers were used in the local horse races, with faster horses running under the names of slower ones to cheat the betting system. "

sport race animal business

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A person, animal, or entity which resembles another so closely as to be taken for the other, now usually in the phrase dead ringer.

Examples :

""My twin brother and I are dead ringers; even our own mother sometimes mixes us up!" "

appearance person

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A fraudulently cloned motor vehicle.

Examples :

"The police impounded several ringers after discovering their Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) had been illegally altered. "

vehicle police law

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noun

A top performer.

Examples :

"Our company brought in a few ringers from another department to help us meet the project deadline. "

person achievement job business

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The champion shearer of a shearing shed.

Examples :

"The shearing shed's ringer, known for his speed and precision, won the competition again this year. "

job agriculture

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A stockman, a cowboy.

Examples :

"After a long day of herding cattle, the ringers gathered around the campfire, sharing stories of the outback. "

job person work agriculture animal

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Any person or thing that is fraudulent; a fake or impostor.

Examples :

"The coach suspected some of the "new" players on the opposing team were actually ringers, older and more experienced players brought in secretly to cheat. "

person character business

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(in combination) An officer having the specified number of rings (denoting rank) on the uniform sleeve.

Examples :

"The four-ringers captain gave the order to prepare for departure. "

military job organization police nautical