Meaning

2 senses
  1. Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another.

    A doppelganger, impersonator, imposter, or body double.

    The cousins were such close lookalikes they could impersonate each other, and sometimes did.

    Doppelgänger, Doppelgängerin

    двойни́кdvojník, двойни́цаdvojníca

    двійни́кdvijnýk, двійни́цяdvijnýcja

  2. (Canada, US)Something that looks very similar to or the same as the genuine article.

    Among competing products, a generic substitute is one thing, whereas a deceptive lookalike is another.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. He is a lookalike.

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  2. Vladimir is Yuri's lookalike.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person physically resembling another person:
Русский
By meaning 1
person physically resembling another person:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person physically resembling another person:

Origin

From look + alike. See also look alike.

From look + alike. See also look alike.

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Forms

plural: lookalikes

Word family

1 related words
Derivedbookalike

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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