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

Words nearby tempter

temps, temps levé, temps lié, tempt, temptation, tempter, tempt fate, tempting, temptress, tempura, tempus edax rerum

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How to use tempter in a sentence

And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Why did God allow him to be seduced, knowing well that he would be too weak to resist the tempter?
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
This inconstant temper he had already manifested, and given the worst example of, before his acquaintance with the great tempter.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
No subtler tempter ever spoke to the hearts of a man and a woman.
The Devil|Joseph O'Brien

But the tempter was unprepared for the trap that was laid for him.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tempter

Tempter

/ (ˈtɛmptə) /

noun

the Tempter Satan regarded as trying to lead men into sin

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