Definitions

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  • proper noun fantasy Anyone who keeps a magical ring, and is enslaved thereby, and may also be rendered invisible and immortal thereby.

Etymologies

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From J.R.R. Tolkien, Ringwraith (fantasy character), in Lord of the Rings. A combination of ring + wraith

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Examples

  • The jabs flung at the mustang by amateur critics -- who have described it as "mean," "scary," and "like the Ringwraith horse from 'Lord of the Rings'" -- perplex Ms. Jimenez.

    A Horse of a Different Color Divides Denver Stephanie Simon 2009

  • DeYoung's middle child, 7-year-old Cary, was wearing a store-bought Ringwraith costume — a character from "The Lord of the Rings."

    Scare Tactics 2007

  • It was Merry's blow that toppled the Ringwraith and Eowyn's sword that killed him.

    Mail Call 2007

  • It was Merry's blow that toppled the Ringwraith and Eowyn's sword that killed him.

    MAIL CALL: A RETURN OF THE RINGS 2007

  • The feisty shieldmaiden from Rohan who kills the Witch-King of Angmar, the Ringwraith whom noman can kill.

    Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

  • The feisty shieldmaiden from Rohan who kills the Witch-King of Angmar, the Ringwraith whom noman can kill.

    Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

  • I turned around, expecting to find a Lord of the Rings Ringwraith coming for me for good, instead finding a frazzled dad in a business suit trying to drag his two little children like 5 and 7 years old onto a packed train car, right when the "bing-bong" bell signaling the closing doors went off.

    Childhood Fears Michelle Collins 2006

  • I turned around, expecting to find a Lord of the Rings Ringwraith coming for me for good, instead finding a frazzled dad in a business suit trying to drag his two little children like 5 and 7 years old onto a packed train car, right when the "bing-bong" bell signaling the closing doors went off.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Michelle Collins 2006

  • The feisty shieldmaiden from Rohan who kills the Witch-King of Angmar, the Ringwraith whom noman can kill.

    Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006

  • "Seems to me that if you were on the up-and-up you'd be working with the Council, rather than running around reinterpreting Fahrenheit 451 from a Ringwraith perspective."

    Dead Beat Butcher, Jim 2005

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