tempter
Meanings
noun
- Someone or something that tempts.
- A seducer, especially a man who seduces.
Pronunciation
Word forms
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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