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   ringer

   /ˈrɪŋə/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that looks very like another: informal "he is a dead ringer for his late papa"
   • ▪ an athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition or event: "it was discovered that the winning horse was a ringer"
   • ▪ a motor vehicle whose identity has been fraudulently changed by the substitution of a different registration plate: "the patrol was told the van was a ringer"
   • ▪ a highly proficient person brought in supplement a team or group: "officials had packed the squad with ringers"
   • 2. a person or device that rings something.
   • 3. a shearer with the highest tally of sheep shorn in a given period: Australian, New Zealand "Paddy had established himself as the ringer of the shed"
   • 4. a stockman, especially one employed in droving: Australian "ringers on the seven stations branded 30,057 calves"

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