
1) Bad influence 2) Character in Trilby 3) Crafty manipulator 4) Crafty persuader 5) Evil hypnotist of fiction 6) Fictional hypnotist 7) George du Maurier villain 8) Hypnotic dominator 9) Hypnotist of fiction 10) Inducer 11) Literary villain 12) Malevolent manipulator 13) Manipulative type 14) Mesmeric manipulator
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1) Guru
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Svengali is a fictional character in George du Maurier`s 1895 novel Trilby. Scholars cite Svengali as a classic example of anti-Semitism in literature because he is Jewish, of Eastern European origins, and he seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her into a famous singer. The word `svengali` has come to refer t......
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[musical] Svengali is a musical with a book and lyrics by Gregory Boyd and music by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George du Maurier. The title character in this Gothic tale is a vocal coach who uses hypnotism to transform the tone-deaf Trilby into an acclaimed singer and steals her away from Little Billie, a sculpt...
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[Noun] Controller or master figure.
Example: Gucci is the svengali of fashion. Everyone wants to wear his designs.
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noun the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby`s singing hypnotically
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a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
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