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.

From Los Angeles Times

Smith oozes upside, and he’s passionate about the Ducks — a bonus in that he could be a pied piper who attracts other recruits.

From Seattle Times

There’s such unbridled optimism and positivity about him, Teti’s friends say, he’s something of a pied piper in the park, where he’s been known to dance a jig while playing his harmonica.

From Los Angeles Times

This pied piper who enchanted some of the world's biggest and supposedly smartest investors has moved on.

From BBC

As she walks through the village, she's like the pied piper, with a long stream of laughing children following.

From BBC