Pied Piper
See also: pied piper
English
Etymology
Short for Pied Piper of Hamelin, from pied and piper.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /paɪd ˈpaɪ.pə/
Proper noun
- 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 lured the children away with his flute play, never to be seen again.
- The flute-playing rat catcher who is the protagonist and title character of this story.
Translations
a folk tale
|
|
the main character in this story
|
|
Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.