ringer
1 of 2noun (1)
ring·er ˈriŋ-ər 
1
: one that sounds especially by ringing
2
a(1)
: one that enters a competition under false representations
(2)
: imposter, fake
b
: one that strongly resembles another —often used with dead
he's a dead ringer for the senator
ringer
2 of 2noun (2)
: one that encircles or puts a ring around (such as a quoit or horseshoe that lodges so as to surround the peg)
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- charlatan
- fake
- faker
- fakir
- fraud
- hoaxer
- humbug
- impostor
- imposter
- mountebank
- phony
- phoney
- pretender
- quack
- quacksalver
- sham
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Word History
First Known Use
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1834, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing ringer
ringer
noun
1
as in sham
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise no one was more surprised than the defendant when his lawyer turned out to be a ringer Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sham
- fake
- fraud
- pretender
- impostor
- phony
- quack
- deceiver
- phoney
- operator
- faker
- imposter
- actor
- quacksalver
- charlatan
- mountebank
- hoaxer
- skinner
- misleader
- counterfeiter
- fakir
- impersonator
- imitator
- sharper
- feigner
- poseur
- mimic
- swindler
- humbug
- copycat
- dissembler
- dodger
- bluffer
- trickster
- cozener
- duper
- scammer
- defrauder
- fraudster
- sharpie
- sharpy
- scamster
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ace
- master
- maestro
- expert
- wizard
- professional
- virtuoso
- past master
- whiz
- authority
- adept
- crackerjack
- crackajack
2
as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another he's a dead ringer for his grandfather Synonyms & Similar Words
- twin
- image
- clone
- replica
- picture
- double
- portrait
- duplicate
- counterpart
- equivalent
- facsimile
- carbon copy
- doppelganger
- mirror image
- carbon
- alter ego
- likeness
- match
- doppelgänger
- spit
- duplication
- look-alike
- fetch
- portrayal
- companion
- effigy
- spitting image
- fellow
- analogue
- mate
- parallel
- analog
- Chinese copy
- equal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reverse
- opposite
- antithesis
- converse
- diamides
- diamido-
- diamine
- diamine black BH
- diamine dye
- diamines
- diaminogen
- diamins
- diammonium
- diammonium phosphate
- diamond
- Diamond albumin test
- diamond anniversary
- diamond ball
- Diamond Bar
- diamond bird
- diamond bracket
- diamond canker
- diamond cement
- diamond chip
- diamond crossing
- diamond dash
- diamond die
- diamond dove
- diamond dresser