ringer
English
/ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer.
- (mining) A crowbar.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ringere suf from English ring (surround, sound a bell, planetary rings).
Origin
English
ring
Gloss
surround, sound a bell, planetary rings
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- O-ring English
- Ringhead English
- Ringnut English
- Ringwraith English
- armring English
- bell English
- bell ringer English
- belly button ring English
- blogring English
- blue-ringed octopus English
- bullring English
- chainring English
- cock ring English
- earring English
- enring English
- exoring English
- eyering English
- headring English
- heteroring English
- hog English
- hogringer English
- hyperring English
- keyring English
- lockring English
- microring English
- multiring English
- nanoring English
- oath-ring English
- outring English
- overring English
- pseudoring English
- ring English
- ring-neck English
- ring-tailed English
- ringable English
- ringback English
- ringbark English
- ringbearer English
- ringbill English
- ringbird English
- ringboard English
- ringbolt English
- ringbone English
- ringcraft English
- ringdove English
- ringdown English
- ringest English
- ringeth English
- ringette English
- ringfence English
- ringfort English
- ringful English
- ringhead English
- ringhole English
- ringleader English
- ringleading English
- ringless English
- ringlet English
- ringlight English
- ringlike English
- ringmail English
- ringman English
- ringmaster English
- ringmistress English
- ringneck English
- ringoid English
- ringpiece English
- ringpost English
- ringsail English
- ringshine English
- ringside English
- ringspot English
- ringspun English
- ringster English
- ringstone English
- ringtail English
- ringtone English
- ringway English
- ringwise English
- ringwork English
- ringworld English
- ringworm English
- ringwraith English
- ringy English
- seal ring English
- semiring English
- subring English
- superring English
- unring English
- webring English
- yeldrin English
- ring Dutch, Flemish
- ring French
- ринг Russian
- ring Spanish, Castilian
- ringue Portuguese
- リング Japanese
- ring Polish
- belringer Middle English
- ring Middle English
- ringere Middle English
- ring Serbo-Croatian
- 링 Korean
- ilingi Swati
- riñg Crimean Tatar
- hog
- bell
- ring
- ringy
- unring
- O-ring
- enring
- ringeth
- armring
- yeldrin
- ringoid
- keyring
- eyering
- webring
- ringest
- outring
- earring
- ringful
- exoring
- ringlet
- ringway
- ringman
- Ringnut
- subring
- ringster
- ringfort
- ringdove
- Ringhead
- ringworm
- ringable
- ringtone
- ringbill
- ringless
- ringspun
- ringtail
- ringbone
- ringwork
- ringbird
- bullring
- ringette
- ringhead
- nanoring
- ringsail
- ringhole
- ringspot
- overring
- ringback
- semiring
- ringneck
- ringside
- lockring
- headring
- ringdown
- ringpost
- ringmail
- blogring
- ringbolt
- ringbark
- ringlike
- ringwise
- oath-ring
- superring
- chainring
- hogringer
- ringworld
- ring-neck
- ringlight
- ringcraft
- ringboard
- ringfence
- multiring
- hyperring
- ringshine
- ringstone
- ringpiece
- microring
- seal ring
- cock ring
- ringleader
- ringwraith
- pseudoring
- ringbearer
- ringmaster
- Ringwraith
- heteroring
- ring-tailed
- ringleading
- bell ringer
- ringmistress
- belly button ring
- blue-ringed octopus