pied piper

See also: Pied Piper

English

Etymology

From the folk tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who led away the townsfolk's children in revenge for not being paid after ridding the town of rats.

Noun

pied piper (plural pied pipers)

1. That which draws many in its wake.

Translations

anyone or anything that draws many in its wake

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: Hamelnin pillipiipari
• German: Rattenfänger (de) m
• Portuguese: flautista de Hamelin m or f
• Russian: Га́мельнский крысоло́в m (Gámelʹnskij krysolóv)