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Definition of Pied Piper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Pied Piper

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/ˌpaɪd ˈpaɪpə(r)/
 
/ˌpaɪd ˈpaɪpər/
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  1. a person who persuades a lot of other people to follow them or do something with them
    • Yves Saint Laurent was the Pied Piper of fashion. Where he led, others followed.
    Word OriginFrom the old German story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who made first rats and later children follow him by playing beautiful music on his pipe.
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