Pied Piper Definition
noun
A person who offers others strong yet delusive enticements.
American Heritage
A musician who rids Hamelin of its rats by leading them with his piping to the river, where they drown: in revenge for not being paid, he pipes the village children to a mountain, where they disappear.
Webster's New World
A leader whom people willingly follow, often, specif., one who leads others into danger or trouble by means of elaborate, false promises.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Pied Piper of Hamelin
Other Word Forms of Pied Piper
Noun
Singular:
pied piper
Plural:
pied pipersOrigin of Pied Piper
From the folk tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who led away the townsfolk's children in revenge for being unpaid for ridding the town of rats.
From Wiktionary
After The Pied Piper of Hamelin , title and hero of a poem by Robert Browning
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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