"Pied Piper" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /paɪd ˈpaɪ.pə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Short for Pied Piper of Hamelin, from pied and piper. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Pied Piper}} Pied Piper
  1. A folk tale or legend, dating back to the Middle Ages, about a rat-catcher in variegated attire, hired by the German town of Hamelin, who is not paid for his services and retaliates by luring away the local children by playing a flute. Categories (topical): Fairy tale characters, Fairy tales, Fictional characters Translations (a folk tale): El flautista d'Hamelín (Catalan), Krysař z Hamelnu (Czech), Joueur de flûte de Hamelin (French), Rattenfänger von Hameln [masculine] (German), An Píobaire Breac (Irish), Flecista z Hameln [masculine] (Polish), Szczurołap z Hameln [masculine] (Polish), Га́мельнский Крысоло́в (Gámelʹnskij Krysolóv) [masculine] (Russian), Fareli Köyün Kavalcısı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Pied_Piper-en-name-8skHPBGZ Disambiguation of Fairy tale characters: 69 31 Disambiguation of Fairy tales: 75 25 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'a folk tale': 86 14
  2. The flute-playing rat-catcher who is the protagonist and title character of this story. Translations (the main character in this story): Krysař [masculine] (Czech), Joueur de flûte de Hamelin (French), Rattenfänger von Hameln [masculine] (German), Píobaire Breac [masculine] (Irish), Flecista z Hameln [masculine] (Polish), Szczurołap z Hameln [masculine] (Polish), Га́мельнский Крысоло́в (Gámelʹnskij Krysolóv) [masculine] (Russian), Fareli Köyün Kavalcısı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Pied_Piper-en-name-kwPs9Q~- Disambiguation of 'the main character in this story': 35 65
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