Ringer

See also: ringer

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English Ryngere, from ryngere (“bell-ringer”).

Proper noun

Ringer

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Ringer's lactate solution

Etymology 2

ring +‎ -er

Noun

Ringer (plural Ringers)

1. (fandom slang) 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.

   • 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.

   • 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.

Synonyms

• Ringnut

Hypernyms

• Tolkiendil, Tolkienian, Tolkienist, Tolkienite

Anagrams

• Griner, erring, gerrin', girner

German

Etymology

ringen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Noun

Ringer m (strong, genitive Ringers, plural Ringer, feminine Ringerin)

1. (Greco-Roman) wrestler

Declension

Declension of Ringer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ringer	die	Ringer
genitive	eines	des	Ringers	der	Ringer
dative	einem	dem	Ringer	den	Ringern
accusative	einen	den	Ringer	die	Ringer

Related terms

• Ringen n
• Ringkampf m
• Ringkämpfer m

Further reading

• “Ringer” in Duden online