1
: one that teases
2
: an advertising or promotional device intended to arouse interest or curiosity especially in something to follow
Examples of teaser in a Sentence
A teaser for the sequel appeared at the end of the movie.
credit cards offering teaser rates to get people to sign up
Recent Examples on the Web
The series teaser for the new take on Alan Alda’s 1981 film has old friends Kate (Fey), Jack (Will Forte), Danny (Colman Domingo), Claude (Marco Calvani), Anne (Kerry Kenney-Silver) and Ginny (Erika Henningsen) jetting off to Italy and other holiday reunions.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
Taking fans back to days of the Roaring Twenties in 1925, young Fern can be seen meeting Kat at the pond in a teaser clip previewing the new season.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
This is the first full edition of the fair following last year’s teaser, and pulling it together was far from straightforward.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Check out the teaser for the music video below.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
Taking fans back to days of the Roaring Twenties in 1925, young Fern can be seen meeting Kat at the pond in a teaser clip previewing the new season.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
This is the first full edition of the fair following last year’s teaser, and pulling it together was far from straightforward.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Check out the teaser for the music video below.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Teaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaser. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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