Meaning

noun a worker who teases wool

noun someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

noun an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest

originEtymology tree English tease Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English teaser From tease + -er.

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