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tempter

noun

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.

  1. derived from tempten — “to tempt”
  2. derived from tempteour
  3. derived from tempter
  4. inherited from tempter

Definitions

  1. Someone or something that tempts.

  2. A seducer, especially a man who seduces.

    • He is a tempter of married women.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA