DOPPELGÄNGER


Meaning of DOPPELGÄNGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

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

Etymology: German Doppelgänger, from doppel- double + -gänger goer

Date: 1851

1. : a ghostly counterpart of a living person

2.

a. : double 2a

b. : alter ego b

c. : a person who has the same name as another

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.