Meaning of TEASER
| Pronunciation: | | 'teezur
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- [n] a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"
- [n] a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
- [n] (informal) an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
- [n] a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
- [n] an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
- [n] someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- [n] a worker who teases wool
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| | Synonyms: | | annoyer, mystifier, puzzle, puzzler, tease, tormenter, tormentor, vexer |
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| | See Also: | | ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing, device, flat, opening, persona non grata, problem, unwelcome person, worker | |
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\Teas"er\, n. (Elec.)
A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their
magnetism when the main circuit is open.
\Teas"er\, n.
1. One who teases or vexes.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A jager gull. [Prov. Eng.]
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