doppelgänger

dop·pel·gäng·er

noun
\ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈ\

Definition of DOPPELGÄNGER

1

: a ghostly counterpart of a living person

2

a : double 2a b : alter ego b c : a person who has the same name as another

Variants of DOPPELGÄNGER

dop·pel·gäng·er or dop·pel·gang·er \ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈ\

Examples of DOPPELGÄNGER

1. In the story, the character is haunted by a doppelgänger.
2. <at the mall today I saw someone who could be your doppelgänger>

Origin of DOPPELGÄNGER

German Doppelgänger, from doppel- double + -gänger goer

First Known Use: 1851

Related to DOPPELGÄNGER

Synonyms: alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, image (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin

Related Words: Chinese copy; effigy, portrait, portrayal; companion, fellow, mate; equal, equivalent; analogue (or analog), parallel

Near Antonyms: antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

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