teaser en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈtiːzɚ/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
- One who teases or pokes fun.
- A person or thing that teases.
- A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.
- (qualifier:video) 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.
- (UK, dialectal) A kind of gull, the jaeger
- A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
- The stoker of a glassworks furnace.
- A short horizontal curtain used to mask the flies and frame the top of the inner stage opening, adjustable to the desired height.
- (UK) An assistant who accompanies the 'Obby 'Oss in the May Day festivities of Padstow, Cornwall.
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One who excites a person or an animal (see gomer) sexually without fulfilment.
A whore keeps her promises. A teaser only promises.
1966, Theodor Reik, The Many Faces of Sex, page 149:
- A lure, especially one without a hook, used to attract fish to another lure or lures.
- A lure used in addition to a bucktail used for fluke fishing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| teasers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
teaser rate · geezer teaser · fire teaser · clit teaser · brainteaser · appeteaser · prickteaser · cockteaser
Descendants
티저 · ти́зер · ティーザー · teaser · Teaser · teaser
Synonyms
Translations (38)
cs upoutávka (preview of a product) · pt teaser (preview of a product) · fi härnääjä (a person or thing that teases) · cs posměváček (a person or thing that teases) · id cuplikan goda (preview of a product) · fi teaseri (preview of a product) · ms iklan acah (preview of a product) · pl zwiastun (preview of a product) · pl teaser (preview of a product) · it anteprima (preview of a product) · fr aguiche (preview of a product) · pl zajawka (preview of a product) · cs pokušitel (a person or thing that teases) · fr accroche (preview of a product) · ru дразни́лка (preview of a product) · es avance (preview of a product) · fi härnäke (preview of a product) · cs prudič (a person or thing that teases) · es adelanto (preview of a product) · fi kiusaaja (a person or thing that teases) · ko 티저 (preview of a product) · cs otrava (a person or thing that teases) · fr teaser (preview of a product) · ru ти́зер (preview of a product) · de Teaser (preview of a product) · ja ティーザー (preview of a product) · ms pengusik (a person or thing that teases) · fr boute-en-train (a person or thing that teases) · id penggoda (a person or thing that teases) · pt prévia (preview of a product) · cs škádlil (a person or thing that teases) · ru забия́ка (a person or thing that teases) · id pratayang goda (preview of a product) · fa تیزر (preview of a product) · fr bande-annonce (preview of a product) · ms اعلان اچه (preview of a product) · is stikla (preview of a product) · ru зади́ра (a person or thing that teases)