HyperDic: rumpelstiltskin

English > 1 sense of the word Rumpelstiltskin:
NOUNperson Rumpelstiltskina dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm / Grimm
English > Rumpelstiltskin: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm / Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself.
Instance offictional character, fictitious character, characterAn imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

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