teaser
pronunciation
How to pronounce teaser in British English:
UK [ˈti:zə(r)]
How to pronounce teaser in American English:
US [ˈtizɚ]
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- Noun:
- a worker who teases wool
- someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
- a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
- an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
- a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
- a device for teasing wool
Word Origin
- teaser (n.)
- "one who teases" (wool, flax, etc.), late 15c. (late 13c. as a surname), agent noun from tease (v.). From 1934 as "short sample, introductory advertisement."
Example
- 1. This is a teaser version !
- 2. You know how banks offer those teaser zero percent interest rates ?
- 3. This is just a teaser .
- 4. This one 's a real teaser .
- 5. Come on baby come on teaser .