Что (кто) такое ringer - определение
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Ringers; Ringer's; Ringer (disambiguation)
ringer
¦ noun
1. informal an athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition.
a highly proficient person brought in to supplement a team or group.
a motor vehicle whose identity has been fraudulently changed.
2. short for dead ringer.
3. a person or device that rings something.
4. Austral./NZ a shearer with the highest tally of sheep shorn.
ringer
(ringers)
1.
If you say that one person is a ringer or a dead ringer for another, you mean that they look exactly like each other. (INFORMAL)
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2.
A bell ringer is someone who rings church bells or hand bells as a hobby. (mainly BRIT)
N-COUNT
Ringer
·noun A Crowbar.
II. Ringer ·noun One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on bells.
III. Ringer ·noun A horse that is not entitled to take part in a race, but is fraudulently got into it.
Примеры произношения для ringer
1. DAVID DUCHOVNY: A ringer.
David Duchovny _ Hell or Highwater _ Talks at Google
2. we have a ringer.
Steve Cohen _ Chamber Magic - Performance and Stories from a Magical Career _ Talks at Google
3. JASON ANDREAS: The ringer.
Food As The Great Connector _ Chef Michael Schlow _ Talks at Google
4. He's a ringer.
Steve Cohen _ Chamber Magic - Performance and Stories from a Magical Career _ Talks at Google
5. is to put people through this ringer.
Disrupted - My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble _ Dan Lyons _ Talks at Google
Примеры употребления для ringer
1. Matthew Broderick is a weaselly science–fair ringer.
2. Ringer scandals have a long and colourful history.
3. This is very, very important to us," Ringer told Associated Press Television News.
4. Unlike in the West, where a bell–ringer often stands at the bottom of a long rope that reaches into a belfry, a Russian bell–ringer usually stands right in front of the bells.
5. The names behind the movie help explain the balance "The Ringer" has managed to strike.