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Pied Piper properNoun

  /paɪd ˈpaɪ.pə/
  • 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.
 Joueur de flûte de Hamelin

pied piper noun

  • That which draws many in its wake.
 chien ratier
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