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Definition of tempter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tempter

noun
 
/ˈtemptə(r)/
 
/ˈtemptər/
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  1. a person who tries to persuade somebody to do something, especially something bad or wrong
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tempteur, from ecclesiastical Latin temptator, from Latin temptare ‘to handle, test, try’.
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