Ringer
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#RINGERCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#RINGER Ryngere, from ryngere (“bell-ringer”).
Proper noun
RingerCategory:English lemmas#RINGERCategory:English proper nouns#RINGERCategory:English uncountable nouns#RINGERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RINGERCategory:Pages with entries#RINGERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#RINGER
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From ring + -erCategory:English terms suffixed with -er#RINGER.
Noun
Ringer (plural Ringers)Category:English lemmas#RINGERCategory:English nouns#RINGERCategory:English countable nouns#RINGERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RINGERCategory:Pages with entries#RINGERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#RINGER
- (fandom slangCategory:English fandom slang#RINGER) A fan of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien and/or the film trilogy based on it.
- 2001 November 10, Kathy Marks, “The campaign for real Tolkien”, in The Independent:
- Readers flocked online to articulate their angst, discovering 400 websites where "Ringers" congregated to converse in Quenya – one of Tolkien's fictional languages – and discuss such burning issues as whether elves have pointy ears.Category:English terms with quotations#RINGER
- 2005 January 27, Jody Genessy, “Slamdance gets infusion of 'Lord of Rings' mania”, in Deseret News:
- One Ringer travels all over and takes pictures of her "Lord of the Rings" figurines.Category:English terms with quotations#RINGER
- 2014 March 3, Mark Smith, “Sci-fi fans trek to city for Comic Con”, in South Wales Echo:
- Trekkers, Whovians and Ringers were out in force over the weekend as sci-fi and fantasy fans descended on Cardiff for the city's Film and Comic Convention.Category:English terms with quotations#RINGER
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Category:en:Fans (people)#RINGERCategory:en:J. R. R. Tolkien#RINGERCategory:en:People#RINGERGerman
Etymology
From ringen + -erCategory:German terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)#RINGER.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ringer m (strong, genitive Ringers, plural Ringer, feminine Ringerin)Category:German lemmas#RINGERCategory:German nouns#RINGERCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#RINGERCategory:German masculine nouns#RINGERCategory:Pages with entries#RINGERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#RINGER
- (Greco-Roman) wrestler
Declension
Related terms
- Ringen n
- Ringkampf m
- Ringkämpfer m