svengali
IPA: svˈɛŋgˈɑɫi
noun
- One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.
- Alternative letter-case form of svengali [One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.]
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Examples of "svengali" in Sentences
- Diagram showing operation of svengali deck.
- It's not any kind of manipulation that makes for a svengali.
- Fitzsimmons allegedly acts as a songwriter and Svengali for the band.
- I created this quickly in passing when I was working on Svengali deck.
- Neither one is, as far as I'm aware, generally referred to as a svengali.
- A Svengali deck is a trick deck which can be used for a variety of tricks.