ringster

ring·ster

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ring-ster]
- /ˈrɪŋ stər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ring-ster]
- /ˈrɪŋ stər/

Definitions of ringster word

noun ringster a member of a ring, especially a political or price-fixing ring. 1
noun ringster a member of a ring controlling a market in antiques, art treasures, etc 0

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Origin of ringster

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75; ring1 + -ster

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Parts of speech for Ringster

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ringster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% 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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