doppelgänger
or Doppelgänger
[ dop-uh l-gang-er; German daw-puh l-geng-er ]
/ ˈdɒp əlˌgæŋ ər; German ˈdɔ pəlˌgɛŋ ər /
noun
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
Also called
doubleganger.
Origin of doppelgänger
1850–55; < German: literally, double-walker
Words nearby doppelgänger
dopesheet,
dopester,
dopey,
dopiaza,
doping,
doppelgänger,
dopper,
doppio,
doppler,
doppler echocardiography,
doppler effect
Example sentences from the Web for doppelganger
So she embarked on a quest to find her Palestinian doppelganger.
He says the character of Matt is, in a way, his doppelganger.
Max Friedlich, Teenage Playwright, Dazzles With Controversial ‘SleepOver’ |Ramin Setoodeh |August 24, 2012 |DAILY BEASTBogosian talked to The Daily Beast about his dark Rothian doppelganger.
Mr. Westfall began to watch for Louise and to trot after her like a doppelganger.
British Dictionary definitions for doppelganger
doppelgänger
/ (ˈdɒpəlˌɡɛŋə, German ˈdɔpəlˌɡɛŋər) /
noun
legend
a ghostly duplicate of a living person
Word Origin for doppelgänger
from German
Doppelgänger, literally: double-goer