What does pied piper mean?

pied piper means "a leader who entices people to follow (especially to their doom)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for pied piper?

Close synonyms include Pied Piper of Hamelin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pied piper a common word?

pied piper is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

pied piper — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a leader who entices people to follow (especially to their doom)
Broaderleader
2.
the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by Robert Browning
SynonymsPied Piper of Hamelin
Broaderfictional character

Questions about pied piper

What does pied piper mean?: pied piper means "a leader who entices people to follow (especially to their doom)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

pied piper

noun

Questions about pied piper