Main Entry: dop·pel·gäng·er

Variant(s): or dop·pel·gang·er \ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈ\

Function: noun

Etymology: German Doppelgänger, from doppel- double + -gänger goer

Date: 1851

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