dead ringer

dead ring·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ded ring-er]
- /dɛd ˈrɪŋ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ded ring-er]
- /dɛd ˈrɪŋ ər/

Definitions of dead ringer words

noun dead ringer a person or thing that closely resembles another; ringer: That old car is a dead ringer for the one we used to own. 1
noun dead ringer person: identical to sb 1
noun dead ringer (Idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another. 0

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Origin of dead ringer

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Dead ringer

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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dead ringer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for dead ringer

noun dead ringer

doppelganger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.
copy — If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
facsimile — an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
mirror image — an image of an object, plan, person, etc., as it would appear if viewed in a mirror, with right and left reversed.

All 9 Synonyms of dead ringer