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Svengali

Sven ga li |svenˈgälē, sfen- svɛnˈɡɑli | a musician in George du Maurier's novel Trilby (1894 ) who trains Trilby's voice and controls her stage singing hypnotically. (as noun a Svengali ) a person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another, esp. for a sinister purpose.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Sven

Sven |svɛn | variant spelling of Sweyn I.

 

Svengali

Svengali |svɛnˈgɑːli | noun a person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another, especially for a sinister purpose. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: the name of a musician in George du Maurier's novel Trilby (1894 ), who controls Trilby's stage singing hypnotically.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sven

Sven Eigenname |Sv e n |männlicher Vorname

 

Svenja

Sven ja Eigenname |Sv e nja |weiblicher Vorname

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Svengali

Sven ga li /sfenɡɑ́ːli, sven- /名詞 C 邪悪な動機によって他人を操る人 .