tempter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or something that tempts.
  2. A seducer, especially a man who seduces.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

tempter tempters

Etymology

From Middle English tempter, temptere, temptour, temptoure, from Old French tempter, temptere, tenteor, Anglo-Norman tempteour, temptur and Middle English tempten (“to tempt”); equivalent to tempt + -er.

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