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Zelig

The definition of a zelig is an ordinary person who can change themselves to imitate anyone they are near.

(noun)

An example of zelig is a person who learns everything they can about a specific subject in order to fit in with a specific group of people.

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See Zelig in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

a person, typically an ordinary, unimportant person, who seems to turn up with surprising or unaccountable frequency in a variety of settings
any highly adaptable, opportunistic person

Origin: after Leonard Zelig, title character of a 1983 film

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