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Definition of Tantaliser
1. Noun. Someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach.
Generic synonyms: Persecutor, Tormenter, Tormentor
Derivative terms: Tantalise, Tantalize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tantaliser
Literary usage of Tantaliser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1818)
"... is compounded TANTALIZE, in French tantaliser, Greek та»т»х<(г, comes from
Tantalus, a king of Phrygia, who, having offended the gods, was destined by ..."
2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1899)
"A reg'lar tantaliser, as it were ? " says Mr. Snark. " Yes," says I, " a regular
tantaliser, Mr. Snark." " Well, now, you know," says Mr. Snark, ..."
3. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"... is compounded of the intensive syllable ex and asper, rough, signifying to
make things exceedingly rough. Tantalize, in French tantaliser, ..."
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