dead ringer
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dead ringer
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noun dead ringers · dead-ringer · deadringer
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Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.
He is a dead ringer for his grandfather at that age.
Similar: spitting image, double, doppelganger, lookalike
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noun someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another
| Español | sosias |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | そっくり様 sokkuri-sama |
| Português | cara de um, focinho do outro, sósia, cuspido e escarrado |
| Français | portrait craché |
| Italiano | sosia, copia sputata |
| Română | sosie |
| Русский | двойни́к dvojník, точная ко́пия točnaja |
Talk about this word "dead ringer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dead%20ringer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dead ringer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dead%20ringer "dead ringer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dead%20ringer.Cite this
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