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Zelig

1 American  
[zel-ig] / ˈzɛl ɪg /

noun

  1. a chameleonlike person who is unusually ubiquitous.


Zelig 2 American  
[zee-lig, zel-ig] / ˈzi lɪg, ˈzɛl ɪg /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “blessed.”


Etymology

Origin of Zelig

From Leonard Zelig , main character in Zelig , 1984 film by W. Allen

Example Sentences

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In some ways, he was the Zelig of Washington, to be found somewhere in photos that chronicled life in the nation’s capital.

From Washington Times Dec. 27, 2023

Acin was advised by fintech-focused investment bank Zelig and law firm Withers.

From Reuters Dec. 15, 2022

He becomes a kind of Zelig character passing through momentous changes in the late-20th century.

From Washington Post Sep. 20, 2022

Like Kilroy, like Zelig, the ubiquitous Barney Oldfield drove here, too.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2022

Zelig was playing with a huge iron key.

From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham

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