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Webster 1913 Edition


Tempter

Tempt′er

,
Noun.
One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil.
“Those who are bent to do wickedly will never want tempters to urge them on.”
Tillotson.
So glozed the
Tempter
, and his proem tuned.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tempter

TEMPT'ER

,
Noun.
One that solicits or entices to evil.
Those who are bent to do wickedly, will never want tempters to urge them on.
1.
The great adversary of man; the devil. Matt.4.

Definition 2024


tempter

tempter

English

Noun

tempter (plural tempters)

  1. Someone or something that tempts.
  2. A seducer, especially a man who seduces.
    He is a tempter of married women.

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Translations


Latin

Verb

tempter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of temptō

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin tempto

Verb

tempter

  1. to tempt; to act as a temptation

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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