svengali

Noun
  1. Someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding (synset 110701338)
    is a type of: inducer, persuader - someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
  2. The musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically (synset 110701195)
    is an instance of: character, fictional character, fictitious character - an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

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