"pied piper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pied pipers [plural]
Etymology: From the folk tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who led away the townsfolk's children in revenge for not being paid after ridding the town of rats. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pied piper (plural pied pipers)
  1. That which draws many in its wake. Wikipedia link: Pied Piper of Hamelin Translations (anyone or anything that draws many in its wake): Hamelnin pillipiipari (Finnish), Rattenfänger [masculine] (German), flautista de Hamelin [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), Га́мельнский крысоло́в (Gámelʹnskij krysolóv) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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