doppelganger UK /ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/US /ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ/ noun4 •A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.The uncanniness provoked by doppelgangers is particularly acute because the thing that becomes unfamiliar is you. — 2023 •An evil twin.I've got a pervert doppelganger / He came from over the sea / He hangs around doing sexual crimes / And the blame is getting pinned on me — 1997 •A remarkably similar double. •A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them. formsdoppelgangers · doppelgängers