doppelganger

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Etymology [edit]

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Borrowing from German Doppelgänger, “ghostly spirit” literally “double walker”, from Doppel (duplicate, double) + gänger (goer).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈdɒpl̩.ɡæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ X-SAMPA: /"dQpl=.g{N.@(r)/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈdɑpl̩.ɡæŋ.ɚ/ X-SAMPA: /"dApl=.g{N.@`/

Noun [edit]

doppelganger (plural doppelgangers)

  1. A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
  2. An evil twin.
  3. A remarkably similar double.
  4. A person who has the same name as another.
  5. A fantastic monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.

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