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Ringer
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ringer
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/
Etymology 1
en enm Ryngere, from enm ryngere bell-ringer.
Proper noun
s
en occupations.
Derived terms
en Ringer's lactate solution
Etymology 2
From en ring er.
Noun
en 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.
en Kathy Marks The campaign for real Tolkien https://web.archive.org/web/20011110003131/http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/news/story.jsp?story=104142 The Independent 10 November 2001 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.
en Jody Genessy Slamdance gets infusion of 'Lord of Rings' mania http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600106748/Slamdance-gets-infusion-of-Lord-of-Rings-mania.html?pg=all Deseret News 27 January 2005 One Ringer travels all over and takes pictures of her "Lord of the Rings" figurines.
en Mark Smith Sci-fi fans trek to city for Comic Con http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sci-fi+fans+trek+to+city+for+Comic+Con.-a0360383396 South Wales Echo 3 March 2014 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20241226021755/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sci-fi+fans+trek+to+city+for+Comic+Con.-a0360383396 26 December 2024
en by extension A fan of the franchise world of Middle-Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium fictional universe.
Synonyms
en Ringnut
Hypernyms
en Tolkie Tolkiendil Tolkienian Tolkienist Tolkienite
Anagrams
en eginrr Griner erring gerrin' girner
en Fans (people) J. R. R. Tolkien People
German
Etymology
de :af ringen -er<id:agent noun>
From de ringen -er agent noun.
Pronunciation
de De-Ringer.ogg
de De-Ringer2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in
(Greco-Roman) wrestler
Declension
m
Related terms
de Ringen n
de Ringkampf m
de Ringkämpfer m
Further reading
de Sports Wrestling