SVENGALI


Meaning of SVENGALI in English

/ svenˈgɑːli; NAmE / noun

a person who has the power to control another person's mind, make them do bad things, etc.

ORIGIN: From the name of a character in George du Maurier's novel Trilby .

For more information see the Cultural Guide

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.