ringer
noun/ˈrɪŋər/
Frequency rank: #12,312 most common English word
Meaning
A person who is secretly substituted into a competition, being far more skilled than they appear or are allowed to be.
Example sentence
Everyone at the tournament suspected that the chess prodigy was ringer brought in to guarantee a win.
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