alter ego

Meaning

1. An individual's alternate personality or persona; another self.
2. A very close and intimate friend.
3. A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice.

Synonyms

confidant

soul mate

Translations

álter ego

outro eu

alter ego

otro yo

alter ego

Mitwisserin

Vertrauter

Mitwissende

anderes Ich

confident

un autre moi-même

alter ego

alter ego

Vertraute

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːl.təɹ iːɡəʊ/

Etymology

From Latin alter ego (literally “other me”).