Ringer
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Ringer may refer to:
- Ringer, in sports idiom, an impostor, especially one whose pretense is intended to gain an advantage in a competition
- Ringer (comics)Ringer (comics)Ringer is the name of two comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe.-Publication history:The fictional character of the Ringer was initially introduced in the Marvel comic book Defenders issue #51 , and was created by writer David Anthony Kraft and artist Keith Giffen...
, a Marvel Comics villain - Ringer (EP)Ringer (EP)-References: * from the Domino Records website...
, an EP by Four Tet - Ringer T-shirtRinger T-shirtA ringer T-shirt is a T-shirt in which the jersey shirt fabric is one color, but the ribbing used for the collar and the sleeve bands are of a contrasting color.Traditionally, the most common ringer colors were white with black ribbing...
, a style of T-shirt - Bell-ringerBell-ringerA bell-ringer is a person who rings, tolls or peals a large bell, usually a church bell, by tugging on a long rope. Since the invention of the carillon, the need for bell ringers has declined...
, one who plays bells, especially church bells - Road course ringerRoad course ringerRoad course ringer, also known as Road course specialist, Road course expert, or Road runner, is a term used to describe a non-NASCAR driver who is hired by a NASCAR team to race, specifically, on road courses...
, a non-NASCAR driver hired to race at a road course - Lactated Ringer's solutionLactated Ringer's solutionLactated Ringer's solution is a solution that is isotonic with blood and intended for intravenous administration. It may also be given subcutaneously....
, also known as Ringer's, a fluid used in medical treatment - Stockman (Australia), known as a ringer in the Top End
- The mechanism in a telephoneTelephoneThe telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
that announces an incoming call - In horseshoesHorseshoesHorseshoes is an outdoor game played between two people using four horseshoes and two throwing targets set in a sandbox area. The game is played by the players alternating turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in the ground, which are traditionally placed 40 feet apart...
, a shoe that encircles the stake - A member of Tolkien fandomTolkien fandomTolkien fandom is an international, informal community of fans of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially of the Middle-earth legendarium which includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion...
- Ringers: Lord of the FansRingers: Lord of the FansRingers: Lord of the Fans is a 2005 documentary film about the growth of Tolkien fandom. It won the award for Outstanding Achievement in a Documentary at the 2005 Newport Beach Film Festival and was nominated for Best DVD Release at the 2006 Saturn Awards.The film says a lot about the early days,...
, a documentary on the subject
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans
- An ornithologist trained in bird ringingBird ringingBird ringing or bird banding is a technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings, so that various aspects of the bird's life can be studied by the ability to re-find the same individual later...
- A game piece used for scoring in the 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition game Rack 'n RollRack 'n RollRack 'n Roll is the game for the 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition season, announced on January 6, 2007. In it, two alliances of three teams each compete to arrange toroidal game pieces on a central arena element known as 'The Rack'.-Classes:...
- Ringer (film), a 1996 thriller starring Timothy BottomsTimothy Bottoms-Early life:Bottoms was born in Santa Barbara, California, the eldest son of Betty and James "Bud" Bottoms, who is a sculptor and art teacher. He is the brother of actors Joseph Bottoms , Sam Bottoms and Ben Bottoms . In 1967, Bottoms toured Europe as part of the Santa Barbara Madrigal...
- Ringer (TV series)Ringer (TV series)Ringer is an American television series that premiered on The CW on September 13, 2011. The series stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, who plays twin sisters Bridget Kelly and Siobhan Martin...
, a CW show starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
People
- Armand T. Ringer, a pseudonym used by American writer Martin Gardner
- Derek RingerDerek RingerDerek Ringer is a Scottish rally co-driver. He is most closely associated with Colin McRae, with whom he won the 1995 World Rally Championship....
(born 1956), Scottish rally co-driver - Frederick RingerFrederick RingerFrederick Ringer was a British merchant who took over Thomas Glover's role as leader in the Nagasaki foreign settlement. Ringer House is situated in Glover Garden...
(1840–1908), British merchant - Javon RingerJavon RingerJavon Ringer is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 5th round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football at Michigan State....
(born 1987), Michigan State University running back - Jenifer Ringer (living), New York City Ballet principal dancer
- Mark RingerMark RingerMark Ringer American writer, theater and opera historian, director and actor. Ringer’s books include Electra and the Empty Urn: Metatheater and Role Playing in Sophocles, a critical analysis of theatrical self-awareness in the seven Sophoclean tragedies, Opera's First Master, which Alan Rich of...
(born 1959), American writer and theatre director - Noah RingerNoah RingerNoah Andrew Ringer is an American teen actor of American Indian heritage and a martial arts practitioner. He starred as Aang in the 2010 film The Last Airbender and played Emmett in Cowboys & Aliens.-Life and career:...
(born 1996), American actor - Sydney RingerSydney RingerSydney Ringer FRS was a British clinician and pharmacologist, best known for inventing Ringer's solution. He was born in March 1836 in Norwich, England and died following a stroke 14 October 1910, in Lastingham, Yorkshire, England...
(1836–1910), British clinician and pharmacologist, best known for inventing Lactated Ringer's solution
See also
- The Ringer (disambiguation)
- Dead Ringer (disambiguation)
- Wringer (disambiguation)Wringer (disambiguation)A wringer a mechanical laundry aid.Wringer may also refer to:* Wringer , a stage magic trick* Wringer , a Newbery Honor–winning 1998 novel...