Svengali Definition

svĕn-gälē, sfĕn-
svengalis
noun
A person who dominates or manipulates another, esp. with evil intentions.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Svengali

Noun

Singular:
Svengali
Plural:
svengalis

Origin of Svengali

  • After Svengali , the hypnotist villain in the novel Trilby by George du Maurier

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named from a character in George du Maurier's novel Trilby.

    From Wiktionary

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