tantalizer

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noun

One who tantalizes; a tease; a tempter.

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Meanings

nountantalizer (plural tantalizers)

plural tantalizers

  1. One who tantalizes; a tease; a tempter.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach

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Broader
tormentortormenterpersecutor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tantalize + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

tantalizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalizer

MLA

“tantalizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tantalizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalizer.

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