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doppelganger

noun
/ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/UK/ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ/US

Etymology

Borrowed from German Doppelgänger (“ghostly spirit”, literally “double-walker”).

  1. borrowed from Doppelgänger

Definitions

  1. A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.

    • The uncanniness provoked by doppelgangers is particularly acute because the thing that becomes unfamiliar is you.

  2. An evil twin.

  3. A remarkably similar double.

    • He had come tantalisingly close to his doppelganger on Thursday night when a beautiful burgundy boat cruised past him. “He saw me and I waved and he gave me a thumbs-up,” said Halicilar. “I was so happy. I cried.”
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA