Definition of Svengali

a svengali is a person who exercises a controlling influence on others

Examples of Svengali in a sentence

The head of the company was a svengali, he controlled all of his employees.  🔊

The young leader was secretly a svengali, and no one knew they were being manipulated.  🔊

He knew that the svengali wanted complete and utter control over the entire organization.  🔊

A svengali with coercive command of an army could use his power to control the entire world.  🔊

The lady was an upright svengali, she manipulated others to be kind to one another.  🔊

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