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[DOP-ahl-gang'-ahr, DOP-ahl-geng'-ahr] 
1. a ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts its living counterpart: "A pale, emaciated doppelganger stared back at me from the bathroom mirror."
Origin:
Approximately 1830; from German, literally, 'double-goer,' originally with a ghostly sense. In action:
"Powerful women in the media always get inspected more thoroughly than their male counterparts. One of the movie's running jokes occurs when Miranda Priestly, Ms. Wintour's cinematic doppelganger, arrives at work and flings all manner of jillion-dollar handbags and coats on the desk of her hapless assistant. A boss who is always dumping on her underlings: imagine that. Katie Couric's backstage mien was the subject of breathless speculation, and Martha Stewart's executive approach was scrutinized long before her stock trades were.
Male media stars can ingest illegal drugs, make obscene phone calls or hire prostitutes without apparent consequence, but the failure of a female media figure to say please when ordering coffee can lead to wholesale indictment. In her everyday life, Ms. Wintour has a stable, dedicated team that has been with her for many years, never mind her bedside manner."
David Carr. "The Devil Wears Teflon," The New York Times (July 10, 2006).
"It's hard to say exactly where King lost his way, but at some point in the late 1980s, his books became increasingly less distinctive. I remember his early works vividly. But I can't name a character from 'The Tommyknockers,' 'Gerald's Game,' 'Insomnia,' 'Rose Madder,' 'The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon,' 'Needful Things' or 'The Langoliers.' In those second-tier works, plots and themes were repeated from earlier, better King books, and characters became types rather than people. How could they not, really? By this point King was well into double-digit novel production. Judging by his sales, his fans didn't seem to care that the books were less and less compelling. Why should he?
King's most interesting books of the 1990s give some hint as to what might have been going on. In one way or another, they all focus on the horrors of literary success beyond his wildest imagination. In 'The Dark Half,' King's protagonist is a bestselling writer whose sadistic doppelganger comes to life when he tries to stop writing. In 'Misery,' another bestselling writer is taken hostage by a rabid fan, who disapproves of the writer's attempt to kill off a serial character. And in 'Bag of Bones,' yet another bestselling writer stops writing."
Richard Blow. "The chill is gone," [The once-great Stephen King has been recycling his plots and characters for 20 years now. It's time he made good on his threats to retire.] Salon.com (February 19, 2002).
"Maybe it was the fair hair and complexion, or perhaps it's the fact Elkann is heir to the Fiat-Ferrari fortune.
But fingers crossed this one turns out to be a love-all match.
Here we take a look at some of the other stars to have hooked up with a doppelganger of their ex."
Maria Croce. "Doubles Partner," [Boris Becker's ex-wife is dating his look-alike and she's not the first to fall for the spitting image of an old flame.] [Scotland] Daily Record (July 31, 2007).
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