TEMPTER


Meaning of TEMPTER in English

/ ˈtemptə(r); NAmE / noun

a person who tries to persuade sb to do sth, especially sth bad or wrong

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French tempteur , from ecclesiastical Latin temptator , from Latin temptare to handle, test, try.

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