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    [Noun]  | "tempt*er" | \ ˈtem(p)-tər \


    1: one that tempts or entices


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English tempter, temptour, in part from tempten "to {see: |tempt|tempt}" + -er {see: |-er:2|-er:2}, in part borrowed from Anglo-French temptur, tempteour, going back to Late Latin temptātor "one who entices to sin (as an epithet for Satan)," going back to Latin, "one who makes an assault on," from temptāre "to feel, test, attempt, make an assault on, attack" + -tor, agent suffix {mat|tempt|};

    [Noun]  | "tempter" 


    1: one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire;


      * e.g., " ... there is no greater tempter to put off studying than my dog when he wants to play "



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     [ "tempter-teaser" ]

    1: Small samples of a product given out for free at a store; usually food samples at a grocery store.

      * e.g.,  ... I get so full whenever I visit Costco because I just can't resist all those tempter-teasers. 

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