ringer
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈrɪŋər/
:
doble
- The waitress was a dead ringer for Ethel Merman with dyed red hair in a hairnet.
- a dead ringer
- ringers for actors
The detective who has been assigned to the case happens to be a dead ringer, no pun intended for the dead girl.
- The detective who has been assigned to the case happens to be a dead ringer, no pun intended for the dead girl.
- We don't know why we like a person that's a real ringer.
Examples
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She's a dead ringer for her.
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Jake is such a ringer for his grandfather; they have the same smile and mannerisms.
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Actually, he's a dead ringer for you when you were a baby.
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And the director thought, "This girl is a dead ringer for May Talmadge."
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- He's a dead ringer for me.
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All Daddy needs is a cap and a pipe to be a dead ringer for Sherlock Holmes.
Fiction book (1991) -
Are my eyes deceiving me or are you two dead ringers for the Olsen twins?
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Dustin Hoffman's character was a dead ringer for real-life producer Robert Evans.
Blog text (21) -
When she walked into the room, everyone remarked how she was a ringer for her mother in her youth.
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At the party, guests kept saying that Tom is a ringer for a famous actor from the movies.
Synonyms
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3.8
A person who looks or acts very like another person
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7.4
A person who looks exactly like someone else
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3.5
A person or thing that looks very similar to another, often a famous person
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7.8
A person who looks almost exactly like someone else but is not related
Compounds
- Specialized
A sterile salt solution used to replace body fluids and keep tissues alive
How Similar
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Etymology
Ringer for a lookalike comes from the idea of a 'stand-in' or 'double' who takes another person's place. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a ringer as someone who can pass for the real person.