doppelgänger
or Doppelgänger
[dop-uh l-gang-er; German daw-puh l-geng-er]
- a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
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Origin of doppelgänger
1850–55; < German: literally, double-walker
Also called doubleganger.
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Contemporary Examples
So she embarked on a quest to find her Palestinian doppelganger.
He says the character of Matt is, in a way, his doppelganger.
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Bogosian talked to The Daily Beast about his dark Rothian doppelganger.
Historical Examples
Mr. Westfall began to watch for Louise and to trot after her like a doppelganger.
doppelgänger
- legend a ghostly duplicate of a living person
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Word Origin
from German Doppelgänger, literally: double-goer
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