PIED PIPER


Meaning of PIED PIPER in English

■ noun a person who entices others to follow them.

Origin

the name of a legendary German figure who rid the town of Hamelin of rats by enticing them away with his music, and when refused the promised payment lured away the town's children.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.