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Definition of Svengali noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Svengali

noun
 
/svenˈɡɑːli/
 
/svenˈɡɑːli/
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  1. a person who has the power to control another person’s mind, make them do bad things, etc.
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    Word OriginFrom the name of a character in George du Maurier’s novel Trilby.
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