doppelganger
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doppelganger
- /ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/ UK
- /-ˌɡæŋə/ UK
- /ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ/ US
- /-ˌɡæŋəɹ/ US
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Borrowed from German Doppelgänger (“ghostly spirit”, literally “double-walker”).
noun doppelgangers · doppelgänger
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A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
"An orderly let out the news that you are here," she said. "But don't worry. We've sent out a doppelganger to fool the Sons, and the orderly has been sentenced to slavery under the pyramid builder for twenty lifetimes. I hate my brother! How dare he fight us with the sky falling?"
Similar: double, doubleganger
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An evil twin.
I've got a pervert doppelganger / He came from over the sea / He hangs around doing sexual crimes / And the blame is getting pinned on me
Similar: alter ego
- A remarkably similar double. 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.
- A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.
Translations
Every language
noun ghostly double of a living person
| Español | otro yo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도플갱어 dopeulgaeng'eo |
| 日本語 | ドッペルゲンガー dopperugengā |
| 中文 | 分身 fēnshēn |
| हिन्दी | हमशक्ल hamśakla |
| Português | doppelganger, Doppelgänger, outro eu |
| Deutsch | Doppelgänger |
| Italiano | doppelgänger, doppione, alter ego |
| Русский | допельга́нгер dopelʹgánger, доппельга́нгер doppelʹgánger, двойни́к dvojník, двойни́ца dvojníca |
noun evil twin
| 中文 | 邪惡分身 /邪恶分身 xié'è fēnshēn |
|---|---|
| Français | jumeau maléfique, alter ego |
| Italiano | gemello malvagio, alter ego |
noun remarkably similar double
| Español | sosias, sosia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 翻版 fānbǎn |
| हिन्दी | हमशक्ल hamśakla |
| Português | sósia |
| Français | sosie |
| Deutsch | Doppelgänger |
| Italiano | sosia |
| Ελληνικά | σωσίας sosías |
| Română | sosie |
| Русский | двойни́к dvojník, двойни́ца dvojníca |
| العربية | شَبِيه šabīh |
noun monster that takes the forms of people
| Español | doppelganger (dópelguena) |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 僞人 /伪人 wěirén |
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title = {doppelganger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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