RINGER

Ringer

Ringer is an American television series that initially aired on The CW from September 13, 2011 to April 17, 2012. The series stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, who plays twin sisters Bridget Kelly and Siobhan Martin. On May 13, 2011, it was reported that the project had been picked up to series by The CW. On October 12, 2011, The CW ordered a full first season of 22 episodes. On May 11, 2012, The CW announced the cancellation of Ringer.

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ringer

Noun

  1. Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer.
  2. A crowbar.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. In the game of horseshoes, the event of the horseshoe landing around the pole.
  2. A game of marbles where players attempt to knock each other's marbles out of a ring drawn on the ground.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A horse fraudently entered in a race using the name of another horse.
  2. A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team.
  3. A person, animal, or entity which resembles another so closely as to be taken for the other; now usually in the phrase dead ringer.

Noun (etymology 4)

  1. A top performer.
  2. The champion shearer of a shearing shed.
  3. A stockman, a cowboy.


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