Pied Piper

pied piper English + of Hamelin Etymology Short for Pied Piper of Hamelin, from en pied and en piper. Pronunciation en /paɪd ˈpaɪ.pə/ RP Proper noun Pied Piper 1 A folk tale or legend, dating back to the Middle Ages, about a ratcatcher in variegated attire, hired by the German town of Hamelin, who is not paid for his services and retaliates by luring away the local children by playing a flute. The flute-playing ratcatcher who is the protagonist and title character of this story. Translations a folk tale Catalan: ca El flautista d'Hamelín Czech: cs Krysař z Hamelnu French: fr Joueur de flûte de Hamelin German: de Rattenfänger von Hameln m Irish: ga An Píobaire Breac Polish: pl Flecista z Hameln m, pl Szczurołap z Hameln m Russian: ru Га́мельнский Крысоло́в m Turkish: tr Fareli Köyün Kavalcısı the main character in this story Czech: cs Krysař m French: fr Joueur de flûte de Hamelin German: de Rattenfänger von Hameln m Irish: ga Píobaire Breac m Polish: pl Flecista z Hameln m, pl Szczurołap z Hameln m Russian: ru Га́мельнский Крысоло́в m Turkish: tr Fareli Köyün Kavalcısı Further reading Pied Piper of Hamelin en Fairy tale characters Fairy tales Fictional characters