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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGanger
/ˈɡæŋ.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who walks or goes on foot; a pedestrian or traveler.
"The lone ganger traversed the frosty northern path before twilight." - 2
A duplicate, double, or apparition of a living person.
"In the psychological thriller, the protagonist encounters a mysterious ganger hiding in the shadows."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'gangr' meaning a going, journey, or gait, combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Historically used in Scandinavian and Scottish dialects to describe a walker or goer, and modernly popularized in science fiction and fantasy contexts to mean a double, doppelgänger, or duplicate entity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ganger" is said worldwide
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sosie
Transliteration: sozi
"Il a croisé son sosie dans la rue principale."
Doppelgänger
Transliteration: dop-uhl-geng-er
"Er behauptete, er habe seinen eigenen Doppelgänger gesehen."
sosia
Transliteration: so-zia
"L'attore ha assunto un sosia per le scene pericolose."
siasia
Transliteration: sosia
Script: sosia
"El hombre se sorprendió al ver a su propio sosia."
sósia
Transliteration: so-zia
"Ele contratou um sósia para o evento público."
همشکل
Transliteration: hamshakal
Script: हमशक्ल
"उसने भीड़ में अपना हमशक्ल देखा।"
替身
Transliteration: tì shēn
"他在街上遇到了自己的替身。"
도플갱어
Transliteration: do-peul-gaeng-eo
"그는 자신의 도플갱어를 만나는 기이한 경험을 했다."
ドッペルゲンガー
Transliteration: dopperugengā
"彼は鏡の中でドッペルゲンガーを目撃した。"
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