"Ringhead" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Ringhead.ogg Forms: Ringheads [plural]
Etymology: From ring + -head. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ring|head}} ring + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ringhead (plural Ringheads)
  1. (slang) A fan of the opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), Opera, People Synonyms: Ringnut Hypernyms: Wagnerian, Wagnerite

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