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teas·er
I. \ˈtēzə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English teser, from tesen to tease + -er
1. : a textile worker or a textile machine that teases fiber or cloth
2. : something difficult to dispose of, solve, or decide about : something not easily either grasped or dismissed
< whether to accept the offer was a teaser >
< riddles, conundrums, teasers >
3.
a. : one that annoys, torments, or tantalizes
b. : a woman who provokes or encourages sexual advances but evades or refuses intercourse
c. : a male animal used for identifying females in heat; also : a cow in heat used to stimulate a bull for semen collection for artificial insemination
d. : stripteaser
4.
a. : an object without hooks towed astern of a boat to attract fish
b. : an advertisement meant to arouse curiosity sometimes by withholding part of the material information
5. [so called from its habit of chasing other birds and forcing them to disgorge their prey] : jaeger
6. : a border, curtain, or canvas-covered framework suspended parallel to and just behind the proscenium arch in order to establish the height of the actual proscenium opening and to conceal the upper part of the stage
7. : one of two coils or transformers forming a T connection
II. noun
also teaz·er \“\
(-s)
Etymology: French tiseur, from tiser to tease — more at tease (stoke)
: an operator or fireman of a glass-melting furnace |