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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Dop•pel•gäng•er (dop′əl gang′ər; Ger. dô′pəl geng′ər),USA pronunciation n.

Foreign Termsa ghostly double or counterpart of a living person. Also called doubleganger.

German: literally, double-walker
1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

doppelgänger /ˈdɒp^əlˌɡɛŋə; German: ˈdɔpəlˌɡɛŋər/ n

a ghostly duplicate of a living person

Etymology: from German Doppelgänger, literally: double-goer

'doppelganger' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

double - doubleganger

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