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 person2 a: double 2a b: alter ego b c: a person who has the same name as another