doppelganger

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
2. An evil twin.
3. A remarkably similar double.
4. A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.

Concepten

dubbelganger

naamgenoot

lookalike

Synoniemen

double

look-alike

homonym

image

lookalike

namesake

phantasm

revenant

ringer

specter

spectre

spirit

wraith

zombie

🧟

dead ringer

doppelgänger

apparition

zombi

ghost

👻

Vertalingen

Doppelgänger

sosie

sosia

double

sosias

adaş

Namensvetter

sósia

xará

σωσίας

Doppelgänger

otro yo

tocaya

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/

Etymologie (Engels)

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