SVENGALI


Meaning of SVENGALI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sven-ˈgä-lē, sfen- ]

noun

Etymology: Svengali, villainous hypnotist in the novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier

Date: 1919

: a person who manipulates or exerts excessive control over another

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