Rumpelstiltskin

//ˌɹʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
  2. 2
    The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.

Example

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"Rumpelstiltskin spun straw into gold, in exchange for the woman's firstborn child."

Etymology

From German Rumpelstilzchen; Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.

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