User:Romeo Svengali

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[edit] Romeo

Ro·me·o (plural Ro·me·os)

noun

Definition:

amorous man: a man with a reputation for having or seeking romantic involvement with a large number of women

[Mid-18th century. After the lover of Juliet in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet (1594)]

[edit] Svengali

Sven·ga·li (plural Sven·ga·lis)

noun

Definition:

evil manipulator: somebody who controls and manipulates somebody else, usually for evil purposes

[Early 20th century. After a villainous hypnotist in the novel Trilby (1894), by George du Maurier]