Ringer

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

//ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)//

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.

Etymology

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

noun

1
slangA fan of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien and/or the film trilogy based on it.
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.
One Ringer travels all over and takes pictures of her "Lord of the Rings" figurines.
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.

Etymology

From ring + -er.

Forms

plural: Ringers

ring · A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing…Ring · A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of rings…ringer · Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer.

Ringer · A surname.

ringing · The sound of something that rings.Ringo · A nickname for a drummer.rings · A gymnastics apparatus and discipline consisting of two rings…

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