Doppelganger

//ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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?""

  2. 2
    a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart wordnet
  3. 3
    An evil twin.
  4. 4
    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."

  5. 5
    A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Doppelgänger (“ghostly spirit”, literally “double-walker”).

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