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teaser

/ˈtiːzɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
teas-er
IPA
/ˈtiːzɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who teases or pokes fun.

noun

A person or thing that teases.

noun

A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.

noun

A brief portion of a television episode or video that is shown at the beginning, often before the main title sequence, meant to introduce the story and entice viewers to watch the rest of the episode.

noun

A kind of gull, the jaeger

British usage

noun

A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.

noun

The stoker of a glassworks furnace.

noun

A short horizontal curtain used to mask the flies and frame the top of the inner stage opening, adjustable to the desired height.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English tease Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English teaser From tease + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtiːzɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

teasers (plural)

Derived Forms

appeteaser brainteaser cockteaser prickteaser

Phrases

clit teaser fire teaser geezer teaser teaser rate

Frequently Paired Words

trailer preview

Synonyms

tease tormenter tormentor puzzle puzzler mystifier annoyer vexer

Rhymes With

caesar freezer cesar ebenezer pleaser tweezer reser beazer keezer cheeser feeser leazer

Questions

How do you pronounce teaser?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiːzɚ/.
What does teaser mean?
One who teases or pokes fun.
Where does teaser come from?
Etymology tree English tease Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English teaser From tease + -er.

How to pronounce teaser

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