1. the hero of a German folk legend, popularized in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1842) by Robert Browning.
2. ( sometimes l.c. ) a person who induces others to follow or imitate him or her, esp. by means of false or extravagant promises.
1. the hero of a German folk legend, popularized in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1842) by Robert Browning.
2. ( sometimes l.c. ) a person who induces others to follow or imitate him or her, esp. by means of false or extravagant promises.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012