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tempter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
tempter
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something that tempts, especially a man that tempts.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tempters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

temptress

Synonyms

seducer inciter solicitor

Questions

What does tempter mean?
Someone or something that tempts, especially a man that tempts.
Where does tempter come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tempter

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