SVENGALI as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby’’s singing hypnotically
   Hypernyms(s) Svengali is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fictional character (what does fictional character mean?)
   • fictitious character (what does fictitious character mean?)
   • character (what does character mean?)
2. Meaning
   • someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
   Hypernyms(s) Svengali is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • persuader (what does persuader mean?)
   • inducer (what does inducer mean?)