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English noun: teaser | |||
| 1. | teaser (person) a worker who teases wool | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worker | ||
| 2. | teaser (person) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | ||
| Synonyms | annoyer, tease, vexer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | persona non grata, unwelcome person | ||
| 3. | teaser (communication) an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing | ||
| 4. | teaser (communication) a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution | ||
| Samples | He loved to solve chessmate puzzles. That's a real puzzler. | ||
| Synonyms | mystifier, puzzle, puzzler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | problem | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acrostic, sudoku, word square | ||
| 5. | teaser (communication) an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 6. | teaser (artifact) a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | ||
| Synonyms | tormenter, tormentor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flat | ||
| 7. | teaser (artifact) a device for teasing wool | ||
| Samples | A teaser is used to disentangle the fibers. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
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