Svengali Definition

svĕn-gälē, sfĕn-
svengalis
noun
A person who dominates or manipulates another, esp. with evil intentions.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Svengali

Noun

Singular:
Svengali
Plural:
svengalis

Origin of Svengali

  • After Svengali , the hypnotist villain in the novel Trilby by George du Maurier

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named from a character in George du Maurier's novel Trilby.

    From Wiktionary

Svengali Sentence Examples

  • Let me be your Svengali.

  • I even had one working for me once selling svengali decks.

  • Pete Waterman The pop Svengali was born in Coventry in 1947 but now lives in Warrington.

  • Pete Waterman The pop svengali was born in Coventry in 1947 but now lives in Warrington.

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Words Starting With

SSVSVE

Words Ending With

ILIALI

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Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With I