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Definition of Tantalizer
1. Noun. Someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach.
Exact synonyms: Tantaliser
Generic synonyms: Persecutor, Tormenter, Tormentor
Derivative terms: Tantalise, Tantalize
Generic synonyms: Persecutor, Tormenter, Tormentor
Derivative terms: Tantalise, Tantalize
Definition of Tantalizer
1. n. One who tantalizes.
Definition of Tantalizer
1. Noun. One who tantalizes; a tease; a tempter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tantalizer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tantalizer
Literary usage of Tantalizer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Longer Plays by Modern Authors [American] by Helen Louise Cohen (1922)
"No, fair tantalizer. [Nods his head with great satisfaction.] Good word—tantalizer.
I will speak; my heart is full. MARIANA. There can be no doubt about the ..."
2. All about Hawaii (1920)
"A prayer to Hina, a goddess,36 opens with "O Hina, Hina the tantalizer," and
makes reference to the "elder Hina" and the water in which she bathed; ..."
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