Pied Piper
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English
Etymology
Short for Pied Piper of Hamelin, from pied and piper.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /paɪd ˈpaɪ.pə/
Proper noun
- A folk tale or legend, dating back to the Middle Ages, about a rat-catcher in variegated attire, hired by the German town of Hamelin, who is not paid for his services and retaliates by luring away the local children by playing a flute.
- The flute-playing rat-catcher who is the protagonist and title character of this story.
Translations
a folk tale
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the main character in this story
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