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tempter

tempter noun: someone or something that tempts, especially a man that tempts.

Noun

tempter (plural tempters)

  1. Someone or something that tempts, especially a man that tempts.
    • (obsolete)
    • He is a tempter of married women.

Synonyms of tempter

Forms of tempter

pluraltempters

Origin of tempter

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.

Questions about tempter

What does tempter mean?
Tempter means someone or something that tempts, especially a man that tempts.
What part of speech is tempter?
Tempter is a noun.
What is the plural of tempter?
The plural of tempter is tempters.

Words near tempter in the dictionary

  1. temptative
  2. temptator
  3. temptators
  4. tempted
  5. tempted fate
  6. tempter
  7. tempters
  8. temptest
  9. tempteth
  10. temptful
  11. temptin'

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