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Vinony

ringer

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/

name

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Ryngere, from ryngere (“bell-ringer”).

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From ring + -er.

  1. A fan of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien and/or the film trilogy based on it.

    “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.”

    “One Ringer travels all over and takes pictures of her "Lord of the Rings" figurines.”