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noun
the hero of a German folk legend, popularized in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1842) by Robert Browning.
Sometimes pied piper . a person who induces others to follow or imitate them, especially by means of false or extravagant promises.
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Pied Piper

noun
Also called: the Pied Piper of Hamelin (in German legend) a piper who rid the town of Hamelin of rats by luring them away with his music and then, when he was not paid for his services, lured away its children
(sometimes not capitals) a person who entices others to follow him
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