Meaning & use
dead ringer
A person or thing that closely resembles someone or something else, almost identical.
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With his curly hair and glasses, he is a dead ringer for his father.
The actress is a dead ringer for the singer she plays in the film.
A note on using this word
Dead ringer is informal and almost always used with for, as in a dead ringer for someone.
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