- (also bell-ringer)a person who rings church bells as a hobby
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- a device that makes a ringing sound, for example on a phone
- It's easy to adjust the ringer volume.
- a horse or person that takes part in a race illegally, for example by using a false nameTopics Sports: other sportsc2
Idioms
See ringer in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybe a dead ringer for somebody
- (informal) to look very like somebody
- She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know.
Check pronunciation:
ringer