ringer

n. Games
A horseshoe or quoit thrown so that it encircles the peg.


ring·er² (rĭng'ər)
n.

1. One that rings, especially one that sounds a bell or chime.
2. Slang. A contestant entered dishonestly into a competition.
3. Slang. One who bears a striking resemblance to another: a ringer for his father.

noun

One exactly resembling another: double, duplicate, image, picture, portrait, spitting image. See same/different/compare.

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
  Synonyms: toller, bell ringer

Meaning #2: (informal) a person who is almost identical to another
  Synonym: dead ringer

Meaning #3: a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses

Meaning #4: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - en, der deltager i sport under falske forudsætninger

2.
n. - særlig hurtig fåreklipper

Nederlands (Dutch)
klokkenluider

Français (French)
1.
n. - (US) imposteur, athlète/cheval (remplacé frauduleusement lors d'une compétition)

2.
n. - tondeur (détenteur du record de moutons tondus au cours de l'année)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - ein Pferd oder Athlet, der betrügerisch in einem Spiel als Ersatz benutzt wird

2.
n. - Schafscherer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κωδωνοκρούστης, σωσίας, πιστό αντίγραφο

Italiano (Italian)
campanaro, anello di ferro, sosia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - botão da campainha (m)

Русский (Russian)
двойник, самозванец, колокольщик

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - atleta o caballo que es sustituído en forma fraudulenta en una competición o evento

2.
n. - el mejor esquilador, campeón de esquila

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ringare, dubbelgångare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 投环者, 能手, 环圈, 牧场工人

2. 打铃人, 作伪者, 发铃声的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 投環者, 能手, 環圈, 牧場工人

2.
n. - 打鈴人, 作偽者, 發鈴聲的東西

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 부정 출장 선수, 가짜 번호판, 종을 울리는 사람

2.
n. - 양털 깎는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鐘を鳴らす人, 替え玉選手, そっくりな人, 替え玉

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المشترك في مسايقه بشكل غير شرعي, العظيم البراعه في شى ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פעמונר, רמאי, כפיל, מתחזה לאדם אחר‬
n. - ‮פועל בחוות בקר, גוזז צמר מומחה‬

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