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Pied Piper
noun
1.
the hero of a German folk legend, popularized in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1842) by Robert Browning.
2.
(sometimes lowercase) a person who induces others to follow or imitate him or her, especially by means of false or extravagant promises.
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| Pied Piper | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: the Pied Piper of Hamelin (in German legend) a piper who rid the town of Hamelin of rats by luring them away with his music and then, when he was not paid for his services, lured away its children |
| 2. | (sometimes not capitals) a person who entices others to follow him |
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