Doubleganger

Doubleganger
Doubleganger Dou"ble*gang`er, n. [G. doppelg["a]nger; doppel double + g["a]nger walker.] An apparition or double of a living person; a doppelg["a]nger.

Either you are Hereward, or you are his doubleganger. --C. Kingsley. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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  • doubleganger — ‚gæŋə n. doppelganger, double, counterpart of a person, ghost of a living person (from German) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • doubleganger — dou·ble·gang·er …   English syllables

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