doppelgänger
or Doppelgänger
[ dop-uh l-gang-er; German daw-puh l-geng-er ]
/ ˈdɒp əlˌgæŋ ər; German ˈdɔ pəlˌgɛŋ ər /
noun
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
Nearby words
dopesheet, dopester, dopey, dopiaza, doping, doppelgänger, dopper, doppio, doppler, doppler echocardiography, doppler effect
Origin of doppelgänger
1850–55; < German: literally, double-walker
Also called doubleganger.
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Examples from the Web for doppelganger
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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Mr. Westfall began to watch for Louise and to trot after her like a doppelganger.
British Dictionary definitions for doppelganger
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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