Hansel

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of handsel. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of handsel. alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Anglicised spelling of the German given name Hänsel. English equivalent: Johnny.
  2. 2
    A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

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Example

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"In the 1980s an opera production of "Hansel and Gretel" caused a furor because the part of the Witch was played by a man; nobody seemed to care that the part of Hansel, a trouser role, was played by a woman."

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fairy talegiven namehansel and gretel

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