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Humperdinck

American  
[hoom-puhr-dingk, huhm-per-dingk] / ˈhʊm pərˌdɪŋk, ˈhʌm pərˌdɪŋk /

noun

  1. Engelbert 1854–1921, German composer.


Humperdinck British  
/ ˈhʊmpərdɪŋk /

noun

  1. Engelbert (ˈɛŋəlbɛrt). 1854–1921, German composer, esp of operas, including Hansel and Gretel (1893)

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Rossi was the name of his stepfather, who at the time was a popular Engelbert Humperdinck impersonator in Rhode Island.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2025

It is such an incredible and spiritual place that I once saw Engelbert Humperdinck sing a Bruce Springsteen song on that stage!

From Seattle Times Aug. 12, 2022

Engelbert Humperdinck, the British pop singer who’s been releasing music since the 1960s, is shopping around his Mediterranean-style mansion in the hills of Bel-Air for $6.2 million.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2022

Mr. Swanson’s Corvette had the fluids removed and, cued up in the cassette player, an Engelbert Humperdinck tape.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2022

Chapter Two, The Groom, only picks up Prince Humperdinck in the last few pages.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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