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There is kind of a typical experience as a premier. You go in, you win a couple, you get out. Go serve on boards, take your head out of the political ringer and take on a much more private life.
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Meaning of "ringer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RINGER

ringer  [ˈrɪŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RINGER

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ringer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RINGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ringer

Ringer may refer to: ▪ Ringer, in sports idiom, an impostor, especially one whose pretense is intended to gain an advantage in a competition ▪ Ringer, a Marvel Comics villain ▪ Ringer, an EP by Four Tet ▪ Ringer T-shirt, a style of T-shirt ▪ Bell-ringer, one who plays bells, especially church bells ▪ Road course ringer, a non-NASCAR driver hired to race at a road course ▪ Lactated Ringer's solution, also known as Ringer's, a fluid used in medical treatment ▪ Stockman, known as a ringer in the Top End ▪ The mechanism in a telephone that announces an incoming call ▪ In horseshoes, a shoe that encircles the stake ▪ A member of Tolkien fandom ▪ Ringers: Lord of the Fans, a documentary on the subject ▪ An ornithologist trained in bird ringing ▪ A game piece used for scoring in the 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition game Rack 'n Roll ▪ Ringer, a 1996 thriller starring Timothy Bottoms ▪ Ringer, a CW show starring Sarah Michelle Gellar...

Definition of ringer in the English dictionary

The first definition of ringer in the dictionary is a person or thing that rings a bell. Other definition of ringer is Also called: dead ringer a person or thing that is almost identical to another. Ringer is also a stolen vehicle the identity of which has been changed by the use of the licence plate, serial number, etc, of another, usually disused, vehicle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RINGER


bringer
ˈbrɪŋə
dinger
ˈdɪŋə
Feininger
ˈfaɪnɪŋə
gunslinger
ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋə
handwringer
ˈhændˌrɪŋə
herringer
ˈhɛrɪŋə
humdinger
ˈhʌmˌdɪŋə
klipspringer
ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə
pinger
ˈpɪŋə
Schlesinger
ˈʃlɛzɪŋə
singer
ˈsɪŋə
slinger
ˈslɪŋə
springer
ˈsprɪŋə
stinger
ˈstɪŋə
stringer
ˈstrɪŋə
swinger
ˈswɪŋə
Vlissingen
ˈvlɪsɪŋə
winger
ˈwɪŋə
wringer
ˈrɪŋə
zinger
ˈzɪŋə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RINGER

ring-tailed cat
ring-tailed lemur
ringbark
ringbit
ringbolt
ringbone
ringdove
ringed
ringed plover
ringent
Ringer´s solution
ringgit
ringhals
ringing
ringing tone
ringingly
ringleader
ringless
ringlet
ringleted

WORDS THAT END LIKE RINGER

country singer
finger
five-finger
flinger
ginger
Grainger
harbinger
hunger
index finger
Kissinger
lead singer
left-winger
linger
little finger
middle finger
not lift a finger
pop singer
pottinger
ring finger
Salinger
wild ginger

Synonyms and antonyms of ringer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ringer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RINGER

Find out the translation of ringer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ringer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ringer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铃声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

timbre
570 millions of speakers

English

ringer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घंटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسابقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

звонка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

campainha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধ্যমাঙ্গুলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sonneur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Deringan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glöckner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リンガー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벨소리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ringer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người giựt chuông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலிப்பான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिंगर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

suoneria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzwonek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дзвінка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clopotar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουδουνίσματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klokke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ringer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ringe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ringer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RINGER»

The term «ringer» is very widely used and occupies the 20.700 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RINGER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ringer

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2 QUOTES WITH «RINGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ringer.
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Shane Carruth
Any film that exists that is thorough, you can't give it to an audience of one and have that be effective communication. Communication involves an audience of many that have a conversation, put it through the ringer, filter it and then a sense of it coalesces.
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Dalton McGuinty
There is kind of a typical experience as a premier. You go in, you win a couple, you get out. Go serve on boards, take your head out of the political ringer and take on a much more private life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RINGER»

Discover the use of ringer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ringer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Action!: Nothing Happens Until Something Moves
Filled with humorous and enriching anecdotes Action!, exhorts the reader when you close the book, to get up out of your chair and take action now. Action is life, and life is meant to be lived.
Robert Ringer, 2004
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Dancing Through It: My Life in the Ballet
A behind-the-curtains tour of the rarefied world of classical ballet from the perspective of a New York City Ballet principal dancer discusses its highs and lows while recounting her childhood, the typical experiences of a dancer's day and ...
Jenifer Ringer, 2014
3
Dead Ringer (Mills & Boon Love Inspired Suspense)
Sharon Dunn. SHARON DUNN has always loved writing but didn't decide to write for publication until she was expecting her first baby. Pregnancy makes you do crazy things. Three kids, many articles and two mystery series later, she still ...
Sharon Dunn, 2013
4
Dead Ringer
Full of pace, suspense and laugh-out-loud humour, bestselling New York Times author Lisa Scottoline is back, with one of her strongest books ever.
Lisa Scottoline, 2010
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Ringer
Set in Cuba, this tense espionage thriller depicts a world poised on the brink of a nightmarish replay of a Cuban missile crisis type do-or-die confrontation between the superpowers
James Stewart Thayer, James Stewart, 1988
6
Queensland Ringer
Set in the years when it was possible to ride for days on end without seeing a fence and when droving trips that lasted for months were commonplace, this is a book that is hard to put down.
Antony Agar, 2008
7
Opera's First Master: The Musical Dramas of Claudio Monteverdi
This book, the first layperson's guide to Monteverdi, seeks to stimulate appreciation for his operas by examining them not as musicological relics but as the vital theatrical experiences they are.
Mark Ringer, 2006
8
Dead Ringer
Every murder, every moment has been leading to Kendall. And this time, nothing will stop the killer making her his final victim. . . Praise for Mary Burton and I'm Watching You "Taut, compelling. . .Mary Burton delivers a page-turner.
Mary Burton, 2012
9
Max Weber: An Intellectual Biography
This searching work offers the first comprehensive introduction to Weber's thought for students and newcomers. Fritz Ringer locates Weber in his historical context, relating his ideas to the controversies and politics of his day.
Fritz Ringer, 2010
10
Dead Ringer: An Insider's Account of the Mob's Colombian ...
Relates how Joe Cuffaro, a go-between for the Mafia and Colombian drug lords, and Leo Fraley, a smuggler for Pablo Escobar, were brought to justice Dead Ringer is the true story of the discovery and thwarting of the Italian Mafia's recent ...
William Gately, Yvette Fernández, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RINGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ringer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Movie Review – The Wedding Ringer (2015)
Working as a cross between Wedding Crashers and I Love You, Man, The Wedding Ringer is the pure definition of 'average comedy'. It aims for crude, crass ... «Flickering Myth, Feb 15»
2
The Wedding Ringer: how Hollywood keeps its stars on the level
If you've seen the middling 2009 bro-comedy I Love You, Man then you've already done your duty and you can probably skip The Wedding Ringer, which it ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
3
'The Wedding Ringer' Director Jeremy Garelick Hints at Sequel …
(Photo : Getty Images/Rich Polk) "The Wedding Ringer" director, Jeremy Garelick seemingly hinted at a sequel that may star Vince Vaughn alongside Kevin Hart ... «Design & Trend, Jan 15»
4
Mountain team in bell-ringer rescue
The bell-ringer was given medical attention by mountain rescue volunteers and carried to ground level after being placed into a vacuum mattress. She was then ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
5
Why Kevin Hart Won't Play a Gay Character
In an interview with the hosts of The Breakfast Club on New York's Power 105.1, the Wedding Ringer funnyman talked about the role that got away – Alpa Chino ... «People Magazine, Jan 15»
6
'Wedding Ringer' review: A bromantic comedy that goes there
“The Wedding Ringer” is a raunchy, rude bromance in which pretty much every character is putting up a front. The film is so wildly un-PC, it's sure to annoy many, ... «SFGate, Jan 15»
7
After playing supporting roles, Kevin Hart is a lead actor in 'The …
Hart's character in “The Wedding Ringer,” in theaters Friday, is called in to help a groom — but the actor wants no part of planning his own upcoming ceremony. «New York Daily News, Jan 15»
8
Can't look away from Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting's ring at 'Wedding …
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting was the belle of the ball at the TCL Chinese Theatre Tuesday night for the premiere of The Wedding Ringer. The gorgeous actress and ... «USA TODAY, Jan 15»
9
Watch Kevin Hart and Josh Gad Hilariously Parody 'The Karate Kid'
The “Wedding Ringer” stars showcase their firm grasp of the ancient fighting arts in this extended clip, and it ends with the butt joke Ralph Macchio never dared ... «MTV.com, Jan 15»
10
Kevin Hart makes marriage dangerous for Josh Gad in new …
If putting together a group of groomsmen for a huge wedding is as stressful as The Wedding Ringer's new trailer makes it look, Josh Gad's Doug Harris may just ... «Entertainment Weekly, Dec 14»

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