tempter

[ temp-ter ]

/ ˈtɛmp tər /

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noun

a person or thing that tempts, especially to evil.

the Tempter, Satan; the devil.

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Origin of tempter

1350–1400; tempt + -er¹; replacing Middle English temptour < Old French temptere, temptëor < Late Latin temptātōr-, stem of temptātor tempter (to sin), Latin: one who makes an attempt; see tempt, -tor

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Pence shivered, in spite of the rum, at the thought of again having to face his tempter.
The Solitary Farm|Fergus Hume
If I am overthrown by the tempter, it was because I was the more worthy object of overthrow.
Charlemont|W. Gilmore Simms
Death, the Tempter, pointed homeward, to the grave of her dead parents in Combe-Raven churchyard.
No Name|Wilkie Collins
And, as the boat glided on, the star mirrored itself on the spot where the placid waters had closed over the tempter to evil.
A Strange Story, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

If we cannot succeed within, we may pray in vain for help to resist the tempter outwardly.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners|B.G. Jefferis

British Dictionary definitions for tempter

Tempter

/ (ˈtɛmptə) /

noun

the Tempter Satan regarded as trying to lead men into sin

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Word Origin and History for tempter

tempter

mid-14c., from Middle French tempteur (14c.), Old French *tempteor, from Latin temptatorem, agent noun from temptare (see tempt). Originally especially of the Devil.

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