alter ego

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An individual's alternate personality or persona; another self.
A very close and intimate friend.
A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice.

/ˈɔːl.təɹ iːɡəʊ/ /ˈɔl.tɚ iɡoʊ/ en-us-alter ego.ogg

alter ego alter egos

From Latin alter ego (literally “other me”).

alter idem

alteregoism alter-egotism double life

alter alteregoism

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