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TEMPTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who tempts others

Example:

Satan is the great tempter of mankind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tempter" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

tempt (induce into action by using one's charm)

tempt (provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion)

tempt (try presumptuously)

tempt (dispose or incline or entice to)

tempt (give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting)

tempt (try to seduce)

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