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Meaning of Pied Piper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
paɪd ˈpaɪ.pə

Definitions

  1. A folk tale or legend, dating back to the Middle Ages, about a ratcatcher in variegated attire, hired by the German town of Hamelin, who is not paid for his services and retaliates by luring away the local children by playing a flute.
  2. That which draws many in its wake.
  3. The flute-playing ratcatcher who is the protagonist and title character of this story.

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