Svengali

Other forms: Svengalis

Definitions of Svengali

1. noun

   someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
   type of:

   inducer, persuader

   someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
2. noun

   the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically
   example of:

   character, fictional character, fictitious character

   an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)