Svengali

"Svengali" in German

Drahtzieher

(One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)

Graue Eminenz

(One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)

Königsmacher

(One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)

Manipulator

(One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)

Puppenspieler

(One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)

Strippenzieher

(One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.