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- Dictionarydoppelganger/ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡaŋə/
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- 1. an apparition or double of a living person: "he has been replaced by an evil doppelganger"
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noun. dop· pel· gäng· er ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər. -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈgaŋ-, -ˈgeŋ- variants or doppelganger. Synonyms of doppelgänger. 1. a. : double sense 2a. said she had seen his doppelgänger. b. : alter ego sense 1b. c. : a person who has the same name as another. 2. : a ghostly counterpart (see counterpart sense 3a) of a living person. Did you know?
A doppelgänger (/ ˈ d ɒ p əl ɡ ɛ ŋ ər,-ɡ æ ŋ ər /), sometimes spelled doppelgaenger or doppelganger, is a biologically unrelated look-alike or double, of a living person. In fiction and mythology, a doppelgänger is often portrayed as a ghostly or paranormal phenomenon and usually seen as a harbinger of bad luck.
DOPPELGÄNGER definition: 1. a spirit that looks exactly like a living person, or someone who looks exactly like someone else…. Learn more.
Someone who looks spookily like you, but isn't a twin, is a doppelganger. Originally, this was a type of ghost. The word doppelganger is German and literally means double walker — as in a ghost or shadow of yourself.
And of course there was her more glamorous doppelganger—Sarah Palin, the “silver-medalist in the 2008 vice-presidential race.” From The Daily Beast Bogosian talked to The Daily Beast about his dark Rothian doppelganger.
dop·pel·gäng·er. or dop·pel·gang·er (dŏp′əl-găng′ər, -gĕng′-) n. 1. A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts its fleshly counterpart. 2. Either of two people who physically resemble each other very much.
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Jun 30, 2024 · doppelganger (plural doppelgangers) A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person. Synonyms: double, doubleganger; An evil twin. Synonym: alter ego; A remarkably similar double. Synonyms: lookalike, alter ego
Definition of doppelgänger noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DOPPELGÄNGER meaning: 1 : someone who looks like someone else; 2 : a ghost that looks like a living person.
