Pied Piper

noun

1. the hero of a German folk legend, popularized in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1842) by Robert Browning.
2. Sometimes pied piper. a person who induces others to follow or imitate them, especially by means of false or extravagant promises.

Pied Piper

noun

1. Also calledthe 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

Example Sentences

“I took on this odd role of being the pied piper of bocce,” he said.

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Articulate, charismatic and based in the host city of the next Paralympic Games, Frech has positioned himself to be the pied piper of the Paralympic movement for years.

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Tonight DesJarlais acts as the DJ, emcee and Pied Piper of the event.

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Tonight DesJarlais acts as the DJ, emcee and Pied Piper of the event.

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“He was this pied piper,” Gluck said.

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