ringer

Words with a similar base: bell_ringer, dead_ringer, ringer

'ringer'

[toller.n.01] as in: a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)

'ringer'

[ringer.n.02] as in: a person who is almost identical to another

'ringer'

[ringer.n.03] as in: a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses

'ringer'

[ringer.n.04] as in: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg

Origins

					ringer (English)
├── -er (English)
│   ├── -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -eren (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -or (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ra (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── ring (English)
    └── ring (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── hring (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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