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

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2022

Mr. Taibbi described Mr. Baker, who served as Twitter’s deputy general counsel and vice president beginning in June 2020, as “something of a Zelig of FBI controversies dating back to 2016.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 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

His story "Zelig," in my opinion, was the best American short story in 1915.

From The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)

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