ringer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ring·er /ˈrɪŋə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1. DLHsomeone who rings church bells or hand bells 〔教堂的〕打钟人；摇手铃的人2 a piece of equipment that makes a ringing noise 响铃[鸣声]装置，鸣声器 Turn down the ringer on your phone. 把你电话的铃声调低一点。3. someone who pretends not to have a skill that they really have, in order to play on a team, enter a competition etc 〔比赛中谎称自己没有某种技能的〕违规参赛者 → dead ringer
Examples from the Corpus
ringer• A couple of professional ballplayers were brought in as ringers for the softball game.• The bell ringers have made their celebrations heard.• But as incredible as it seems, this wine is a dead ringer for a $ 60 Chateau Beaucastel Vieilles Vignes.• His real name was Harvey Pepper, a 23-year-old native of Montreal, who was a dead ringer for Dustin.• The other two ringers were already there.ring·er nounChineseSyllable
hand someone bells Corpus or church who bells rings
ringer
ring‧er /ˈrɪŋə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. someone who rings church bells or hand bells
2. a piece of equipment that makes a ringing noise:
Turn down the ringer on your phone.
3. someone who pretends not to have a skill that they really have, in order to play on a team, enter a competition etc
⇨ dead ringer
ring‧er /ˈrɪŋə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. someone who rings church bells or hand bells
2. a piece of equipment that makes a ringing noise:
3. someone who pretends not to have a skill that they really have, in order to play on a team, enter a competition etc
⇨ dead ringer
