"tempter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tempter.wav Forms: tempters [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tempter}} Middle English tempter, {{der|en|fro|tempter}} Old French tempter, {{der|en|xno|tempteour}} Anglo-Norman tempteour, {{der|en|enm|tempten|t=to tempt}} Middle English tempten (“to tempt”), {{affix|en|tempt|-er|id2=agent noun}} tempt + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tempter (plural tempters)
  1. Someone or something that tempts. Translations (Someone that tempts): изкусител (izkusitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), temptador [masculine] (Catalan), temptadora [feminine] (Catalan), tentateur [masculine] (French), Verführer (German), Versucher (German), tentatore [masculine] (Italian), costere [masculine] (Old English), kusiciel [masculine, person] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-tempter-en-noun-5fB-EoKJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'Someone that tempts': 85 15
  2. A seducer, especially a man who seduces. Categories (topical): People Translations (Male seducer): съблазнител (sǎblaznitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), seductor [masculine] (Catalan), uwodziciel [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-tempter-en-noun--cGpZ2e3 Disambiguation of People: 3 97 Disambiguation of 'Male seducer': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: temptress

Inflected forms

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