tempter
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈtɛmptər/
:
tentador
- The tempter tried to convince her to skip class, but she remained determined to study.
- tempter and conscience
I mean, addicts have often talked about their substance as something that almost has a life of its own as a tempter.
- I mean, addicts have often talked about their substance as something that almost has a life of its own as a tempter.
Examples
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I recognize that voice-- the tempter, the challenger, the seducer, the friend.
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Mara is an eloquent tempter in Buddhism who lures people to see the negative as positive, the false as the truth.
Academic text (2015) -
And I never had any sense that the third person, the new lover, was a temptress or tempter.
Blog text (19) -
Some have seen in Menalque a diabolical tempter.
Academic text (1992) -
We have the Devil with all his tainted angels and his two tempters.
Blog text (33) -
Iblis, for example, is widely believed to be a tempter, to incite illicit love, and to be present at all musical festivals (Rasmussen 1995).
Academic text (2005) -
Everywhere he turned, the tempter whispered promises of quick pleasure that led to regret.
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Despite his better judgment, he found himself listening to the tempter's seductive suggestions.
Synonyms
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6.9
A person who tries to make others do wrong things
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8.6
A person who teases by showing something someone wants but not giving it
Compounds
How Tempting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tempter comes from the old root tempt- meaning 'to try' or 'to touch'. It is the same root as tempt and attempt, so a tempter is someone who 'tries' or tests you into making a bad or unwise choice.