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Zelig
1[ zel-ig ]
noun
- a chameleonlike person who is unusually ubiquitous.
Zelig
2[ zee-lig, zel-ig ]
noun
- a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “blessed.”
Word History and Origins
Origin of Zelig1
Example Sentences
Mike Borzello was Zelig in a chest protector.
In some ways, he was the Zelig of Washington, to be found somewhere in photos that chronicled life in the nation’s capital.
Recounting his saga through an interpreter, he calls to mind the title character in Woody Allen’s “Zelig,” repeatedly turning up in different guises at critical points in contemporary Russian history.
Acin was advised by fintech-focused investment bank Zelig and law firm Withers.
Mr. Taibbi described Mr. Baker, who served as Twitter’s deputy general counsel and vice president beginning in June 2020, as “something of a Zelig of FBI controversies dating back to 2016.”
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