Zelig
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Zelig
From Leonard Zelig , main character in Zelig , 1984 film by W. Allen
Example Sentences
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In some ways, he was the Zelig of Washington, to be found somewhere in photos that chronicled life in the nation’s capital.
From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2023
Acin was advised by fintech-focused investment bank Zelig and law firm Withers.
From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2022
He becomes a kind of Zelig character passing through momentous changes in the late-20th century.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022
Like Kilroy, like Zelig, the ubiquitous Barney Oldfield drove here, too.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022
Zelig was not even a member of one of these.
From The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
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