avatar
noun
[ ˈavətɑː ]
• a manifestation of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth; an incarnate divine teacher.
• an icon or figure representing a particular person in a video game, internet forum, etc.
• "conversation is depicted in a balloon over the avatar's head"
Origin:
from Sanskrit avatāra ‘descent’, from ava ‘down’ + tar- ‘to cross’.
