doppelgänger

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈdɒpəlˌɡɛŋə/, German: /ˈdɔpəlˌɡɛŋər/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dop′əl gang′ər; Ger. dô′pəl geng′ər)



Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
doppelgänger / ˈdɒpəlˌɡɛŋə ˈdɔpəlˌɡɛŋər/
  1. a ghostly duplicate of a living person
Etymology: from German Doppelgänger, literally: double-goer
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Dop•pel•gäng•er  (dop′əl gang′ər; Ger. dô′pəl geng′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Foreign Termsa ghostly double or counterpart of a living person. Also called doubleganger. 
  • German: literally, double-walker
  • 1850–55

'doppelgänger' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
double - doubleganger

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