Dead-ringer Definition

noun
(idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.
He is a dead ringer for his grandfather at that age.
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Other Word Forms of Dead-ringer

Noun

Singular:
dead-ringer
Plural:
dead-ringers

Origin of Dead-ringer

  • See ringer (“substitute”) and ring the changes

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Dead-ringer Sentence Examples

  • With 10% off your first order it's a dead ringer for a real humdinger!

  • But the description of Cleary is a dead ringer for Byrne.

  • In fact, this bikini is almost a dead-ringer for the one Brigitte Bardot wore in The Girl in the Bikini.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEA

Words Ending With

RERGER

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Words Starting With D and Ending With R

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With D11 Letter Words Ending With R