DEAD RINGER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is almost identical to another

Synonyms:

clone; dead ringer; ringer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dead ringer" is a kind of...):

double; image; look-alike (someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor))

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

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