ringer

Fraudulent competition entry

A ringer is someone or something that closely resembles another—often a person brought in as a deceptive substitute: He's a dead ringer for his father.

In sports, a ringer is a skilled player secretly inserted into a team to gain unfair advantage.

Separately, a ringer is someone or something that rings, as in a bell ringer or the ringer on a phone.

impostor

lookalike

One who closely resembles another

doubleTwice the amount
doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
stand-inTemporary human placeholder

decoy · finger · plant · hustler · con artist · fraud · fake · phony · charlatan · pretender

bell

chime

Melodic bell sound

pealResonant ringing burst
tollFee for passage
clapperBell's internal striker

carillon · campanile · belfry · church bell · doorbell · handbell · jingle · tintinnabulation · knell · bell tower

substitute

stand-in

Temporary human placeholder

replacementWhat takes another's place
backupStored duplicate for recovery
fill-inTemporary substitute person

understudy · proxy · alternate · reserve · relief · pinch-hitter · temp · locum · surrogate · deputy

phone

ringtone

Phone's incoming call sound

vibrationRapid oscillating movement
callContact by phone
notificationFormal notice given

alert · incoming · silent mode · voicemail · caller · buzzing · chime · tone · melody · jingle

horseshoes

leaner

More spare, less fat

pitFruit's hard seed
stakeSharpened post or share
pitchFrequency of sound

toss · throw · score · point · horseshoe · quoits · backyard game · lawn game · encircle · peg

ringer

lookalike

chime

stand-in

ringtone

leaner

ringer

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