English language
Toggle Transcript
svengali::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|
Examples of svengali
svengali
Clever signings are as much a part of its svengali-like approach as financial power.
From the guardian.co.uk
The svengali was last seen defending Gabriela after her shoplifting arrest.
From the metro.co.uk
As he begins another star search, the svengali talks to our guest editor David Walliams.
From the independent.co.uk
Mary-Ellen Field was Elle Macpherson's financial svengali until she was dropped by the model.
From the independent.co.uk
Celebrate by telling your svengali, Holger, to back off this summer.
From the sacbee.com
The claims are said to have knocked the pop svengali for six.
From the dailymail.co.uk
You don't begrudge Boyle dreaming her dream, but you do wish she, and her svengali, could dream bigger.
From the guardian.co.uk
For a while, he'd toyed with the idea of placing himself in a Phil Spector svengali role, orchestrating his own Ronettes.
From the guardian.co.uk
No matter how much you trust this person, don't fall into a trap where one person acts as your financial svengali.
From the stltoday.com
- Someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
- The musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically
- Svengali is the name of a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby. A sensation in its day, the novel created a stereotype of the evil hypnotist that persists to this day. ...
- Svengali (1931) is a drama/horror film starring John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, and Bramwell Fletcher, directed by Archie Mayo, written by J. Grubb Alexander, and released by Warner Brothers. It is based on the gothic horror novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier. ...
- Svengali is a 1954 British drama film directed by Noel Langley and starring Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit and Terence Morgan. A svengali hypnotises an artist's model into becoming a great opera singer, but she struggles to escape from his powers. It was based on a novel by George Du Maurier.
- Svengali is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans, recorded in 1973 by Evans with a orchestra featuring Ted Dunbar, Howard Johnson, Herb Bushler, David Sanborn, Billy Harper, Richard Williams, Trevor Koehler, and Hannibal Marvin Peterson. ...
- Svengali is a musical with a book and lyrics by Gregory Boyd and music by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George du Maurier.
- One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul
- Little-known 1955 British movie in which JB made his feature film debut (most sources erroneously cite War and Peace as JB's debut film).
