Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun idiomatic Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person who is almost identical to another

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

See ringer ("substitute") and ring the changes

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dead ringer.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.