PROSPERO

PRONUNCIATION: (PROS-puh-roh)

MEANING: noun: Someone who is capable of influencing others' behavior or perceptions without their being aware of it.

ETYMOLOGY: After Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan and a magician, in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Earliest documented use: 1785.

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PROSPEROZ - They don't call it the "Emerald" City for nothing!

PYROSPERO - I'm waiting for the fireworks to start

PROSPERM - Save the Whales! (What, you were expecting a political discussion?)