Ringer

See also: ringer

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Ringer (plural Ringers)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From 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[1], archived from the original on 26 December 2024:
      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.
  2. (by extension) A fan of the franchise world of Middle-Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium fictional universe.
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German

Etymology

    From ringen +‎ -er.

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    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

    Further reading

    • “Ringer” in Duden online
    • “Ringer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)
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