doppelgänger

noun dop·pel·gäng·er \ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈ\

: someone who looks like someone else

: a ghost that looks like a living person

Full Definition of DOPPELGÄNGER

: a ghostly counterpart of a living person

a : double 2a

b : alter ego b

c : a person who has the same name as another

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dop·pel·gäng·er or dop·pel·gang·er \ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈ\

German Doppelgänger, from doppel- double + -gänger goer

First Known Use: 1851

Synonyms: alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, image (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin

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