NOUN | person | Svengali | someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding |
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person | Svengali | the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically |
Meaning | someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding. | |
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Broader | persuader, inducer | someone who tries to persuade / persuade or induce or lead on |
Meaning | The musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically. | |
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Instance of | fictional character, fictitious character, character | An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
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