what is a doppleganger?

Answer 1

A ghost, a double of a living being.

"Dop‧pel‧gäng‧er  /ˈdɒpəlˌgæŋər; Ger. ˈdɔpəlˌgɛŋər/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dop-uhl-gang-er; Ger. daw-puhl-geng-er] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person."

Answer 2

A doppelgänger (pronunciation (help·info)) is the ghostly double of a living person. The word doppelgänger is a loanword from German, written there (as any noun) with an initial capital letter Doppelgänger, composed from doppel, meaning "double", and gänger, as "walker". In English, the word is conventionally not capitalized, and it is also common to drop the German diacritic umlaut on the letter "a" and write "doppelganger", although the correct spelling without umlaut would be "doppelgaenger".

The term has, in the vernacular, come to refer to any double or look-alike of a person, most commonly in reference to a so-called evil twin, or to bilocation. Alternatively, the word is used to describe a phenomenon where you catch your own image out of the corner of your eye. In some traditions, seeing one's own doppelgänger is an omen of death. A doppelgänger seen by friends or relatives of a person may sometimes bring bad luck, or indicate an approaching illness or health problem.

Answer 3

A doppelgänger (pronunciation (help·info)) is the ghostly double of a living person. The word doppelgänger is a loanword from German, written there (as any noun) with an initial capital letter Doppelgänger, composed from doppel, meaning "double", and gänger, literally as "goer" (though in this context, the meaning is closer to "walker"). In English, the word is conventionally not capitalized, and it is also common to drop the German diacritic umlaut on the letter "a" and write "doppelganger", although the correct spelling without umlaut is "doppelgaenger".

The term has, in the vernacular, come to refer to any double or look-alike of a person, most commonly in reference to a so-called evil twin, or to bilocation. Alternatively, the word is used to describe a phenomenon where you catch your own image out of the corner of your eye. In some mythologies, seeing one's own doppelgänger is an omen of death. A doppelgänger seen by friends or relatives of a person may sometimes bring bad luck, or indicate an approaching illness or health problem

The doppelgängers of folklore cast no shadow, and have no reflection in a mirror or in water. They are supposed to provide advice to the person they shadow, but this advice can be misleading or malicious. They can also, in rare instances, plant ideas in their victim's mind or appear before friends and relatives, causing confusion. In many cases once someone has viewed their own doppelganger they are doomed to be haunted by images of their ghostly counter part

Answer 4

It's German for double personality, or something similar. Basically means someone identical to yourself, I think - something to do with the theories that everyone on the planet has their exact double living somewhere else

Answer 5

dop·pel·gäng·er or dop·pel·gang·er (dpl-gngr, -gng-) Pronunciation Key
n.
A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts its fleshly counterpart.


[German, a double : doppel, double (from French double. See double) + Gänger, goer (from Gang, a going, from Middle High German ganc, from Old High German).]

Answer 6

Evil twin. Supposed to only be visible to the owner -- and he is supposed to be an exact duplicate of the owner. Usually, they fortell death. Wikipedia has a good description.

Answer 7

It means a double... a look-alike.

It's a German noun meaning 'a ghostly double of a living person'. Ooer!

Answer 8

an identical copy of a person that is usually a very bad omen

Answer 9

Use your internet to find out just like you did to ask ?

Answer 10

A person who looks exactly like you, but is not really you.