- Svengali
- Svengali "one who exerts controlling or mesmeric influence on another," 1914, from hypnotist character of that name in the novel "Trilby" (1894) by George Du Maurier.
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Svengali
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Svengali — bezeichnet: Svengali (Fiktive Figur), Person im Hintergrund, die eine andere Person stark beeinflusst oder manipuliert Svengali ist der Titel folgender Werke: Svengali (Album), Jazz Album von Gil Evans (1973) Svengali (1914), österreichischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Svengali — Personnage de fiction apparaissant dans Trilby Genre Mâle Activité(s) Chef d orchestre, Hyp … Wikipédia en Français
Svengali — is the name of a fictional character in George du Maurier s 1894 novel Trilby . A sensation in its day, the novel created a stereotype of the evil hypnotist that persists to this day. The character was portrayed in many silent film versions of… … Wikipedia
Svengali — ► NOUN ▪ a person who exercises a controlling influence on another, especially for a sinister purpose. ORIGIN from Svengali, a musician in George du Maurier s novel Trilby (1894) who controls Trilby s stage singing hypnotically … English terms dictionary
Svengali — [sven gä′lē, sfengä′lē] n. [from the evil hypnotist, Svengali, in the novel Trilby (1894) by DU MAURIER George (Louis Palmella Busson)] a person who dominates or manipulates another, esp. with evil intentions … English World dictionary
Svengali — UK [svenˈɡɑːlɪ] / US [svenˈɡɑlɪ] noun [countable] Word forms Svengali : singular Svengali plural Svengalis someone who controls the minds of other people and makes them do bad things … English dictionary
Svengali — noun Etymology: Svengali, villainous hypnotist in the novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier Date: 1919 a person who manipulates or exerts excessive control over another … New Collegiate Dictionary
svengali — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [sven GAH lee] one who persuades or brainwashes another to do his bidding, often for evil purposes, so named after the hypnotist in the novel Trilby. He was a Svengali who mesmerized women wherever… … English dictionary for students
Svengali — Sven|ga|li [svenˈga:li] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Svengali, character who uses hypnotism to get control over people in the book Trilby (1894) by George Du Maurier] a man who has the power to control people s minds and make them do bad or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Svengali — [svɛn gα:li] noun a person who exercises a controlling influence on another, especially for a sinister purpose. Origin Svengali, a musician in George du Maurier s novel Trilby (1894) who controls Trilby s stage singing hypnotically … English new terms dictionary
