Definition of DOPPELGANGER

doppelganger

Plural: doppelgangers

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

alter ego, double, doubleganger, lookalike

Scrabble Score: 19

doppelganger: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
doppelganger: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doppelganger: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

doppelganger: valid Words With Friends Word