- 1. n. someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do their bidding Source: wordnet
- 2. n. someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding n. the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically Source: ecdict
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