/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005