doppelgänger
or Doppelgänger
[ dop-uhl-gang-er; German daw-puhl-geng-er ]
/ ˈdɒp əlˌgæŋ ər; German ˈdɔ pəlˌgɛŋ ər /
noun
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
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Also called doubleganger.
Origin of doppelgänger
1850–55; <German: literally, double-walker
Words nearby doppelgänger
dopester, dope story, dopey, dopiaza, doping, doppelgänger, Dopper, doppio, Doppler, Doppler echocardiography, Doppler effect
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Example sentences from the Web for doppelgänger
So she embarked on a quest to find her Palestinian doppelganger.
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Mr. Westfall began to watch for Louise and to trot after her like a doppelganger.
British Dictionary definitions for doppelgänger
doppelgänger
/ (ˈdɒpəlˌɡɛŋə, German ˈdɔpəlˌɡɛŋər) /
noun
legend a ghostly duplicate of a living person
Word Origin for doppelgänger
from German Doppelgänger, literally: double-goer
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