A bell ringer is someone who rings church bells or hand bells as a hobby.
[mainly British]
ringer in British English
(ˈrɪŋə)
noun
1.
a person or thing that rings a bell
2. Also called: dead ringer slang
a person or thing that is almost identical to another
3. slang
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
4. US
a contestant, esp a horse, entered in a competition under false representations of identity, record, or ability
5. Australian and New Zealand
the fastest shearer in a shed
6. Australian informal
the fastest or best at anything
7.
a quoit thrown so as to encircle a peg
8.
such a throw
ringer in American English1
(ˈrɪŋər)
noun
1.
a horseshoe or quoit thrown so that it encircles the peg
2.
such a throw
ringer in American English2
(ˈrɪŋər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that rings a bell, chime, etc.
2. US, Slang
a.
a horse, player, etc. fraudulently entered, or substituted for another, in a competition
b.
any substitute
c.
a person or thing very closely resembling another
More idioms containing
ringer
a dead ringer for someone
Examples of 'ringer' in a sentence
ringer
And I mean dead ringer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
All related terms of 'ringer'
bell-ringer
A bell ringer is someone who rings church bells or hand bells, especially as a hobby .
dead ringer
→ to be a dead ringer for sb
a dead ringer
If you say that one person is a ringer or a dead ringer for another, you mean that they look exactly like each other.
Ringer's solution
a solution containing the chlorides of sodium , potassium , and calcium , used to correct dehydration and, in physiological experiments , as a medium for in vitro preparations
a dead ringer for someone
someone who looks or sounds exactly like another person
to be a dead ringer for sb
a person who is very similar in appearance to someone else