doppelganger

• doppelgänger

PIE word *dwóh₁

PIE root *ǵʰengʰ-

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/, /-ˌɡæŋə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ/, /-ˌɡæŋəɹ/

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doppelganger (plural doppelgangers)

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

   Synonyms: double, doubleganger

2. An evil twin.

   Synonym: alter ego

3. A remarkably similar double.

   Synonyms: lookalike, alter ego

   • 2021 September 15, Laura Martin, “How talent shows became TV's most bizarre programmes”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Stars in Their Eyes ran for 16 years from 1990, and had the "wow" factor moment of transforming a pub singer into their idol, as the contestant said the famous words: "Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be…" and then stepped out from a puff of dry ice as their musical doppelganger.

4. (fantasy) A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.

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• Doppelgänger

doppelganger m (plural doppelgangers)

1. (fantasy) doppelganger (ghostly double of a living person)