View synonyms for doppelgänger

doppelgänger

or Doppelgänger

[ dop-uhl-gang-er; German daw-puhl-geng-er ]

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noun

a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.

doppelgänger

/ ˈdɒpəlˌɡɛŋə; ˈdɔpəlˌɡɛŋər /

noun

legend a ghostly duplicate of a living person

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doppelgänger¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from German: literally, “double-walker,” from doppel double ( def ) + Gänger “walker” (from Gang “motion, way” + -er -er ¹( def ); gang ¹( def ) )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doppelgänger¹

from German Doppelgänger, literally: double-goer

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Example Sentences

So she embarked on a quest to find her Palestinian doppelganger.

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He says the character of Matt is, in a way, his doppelganger.

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And of course there was her more glamorous doppelganger—Sarah Palin, the “silver-medalist in the 2008 vice-presidential race.”

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Bogosian talked to The Daily Beast about his dark Rothian doppelganger.

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Mr. Westfall began to watch for Louise and to trot after her like a doppelganger.

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