Pied Piper
noun /ˌpaɪd ˈpaɪpə(r)/
/ˌpaɪd ˈpaɪpər/
- a person who persuades a lot of other people to follow them or do something with them
- Yves Saint Laurent was the Pied Piper of fashion. Where he led, others followed.
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Word OriginFrom the old German story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who made first rats and later children follow him by playing beautiful music on his pipe.