noun
- a person who looks exactly like another person
- a ghostly counterpart of a living person in folklore
Usage: from German folklore
Usage: supernatural; folklore
Examples
- She was shocked to meet her doppelganger at the coffee shop.
- The actor found his doppelganger working as a waiter in Paris.
- According to legend, seeing your doppelganger is a bad omen.
- The twins were perfect doppelgangers of each other.
- He hired a doppelganger to attend the boring meeting for him.
- The folklore warns that meeting your doppelganger means death is near.