Definitions for tantalizer

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tan•ta•lizeˈtæn tlˌaɪz(v.t.)-lized, -liz•ing.

  1. to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations.

Origin of tantalize:

1590–1600; Tantal (us ) + -ize

tan′ta•liz`er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tantalizer, tantaliser(noun)

    someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach

Wiktionary

  1. tantalizer(Noun)

    One who tantalizes; a tease; a tempter.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tantalizer(noun)

    one who tantalizes


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