tantalizern.
/ˈtantəlʌɪzə/, /ˈtantl̩ʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈtæn(t)lˌaɪzər/ One who or that which tantalizes.
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the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > tantalization > one who or that which
tantalizer1792
1792 G. Wakefield Mem. (1804) I. i. 16 Alas! this episcopal tantalizer was only gratifying his facetious propensity at the expence of an unsuspecting child of simplicity and innocence.
1844 R. Wardlaw Lect. Prov. (1869) I. 50 The blessed God is no tantalizer.
1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 July 6/1 I have received a puzzle of the ‘Pigs in Clover’ kind... ‘Penning the Lambs’ is the name by which the latest variation of the original tantalizer has been christened.
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