teaser

noun

teas·​er ˈtē-zər How to pronounce teaser (audio)
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
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Jenner asks Kardashian of the 1987 thriller film in a teaser clip at the end of Thursday's season 7 premiere of The Kardashians. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025 Meg has posted several teasers of the track earlier in October before slapping an official release date on the Total-sampling single. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025 Welch announced their album Everybody Scream back in August, following a few cryptic teasers. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025 The teaser didn’t stay up for long. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teaser

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of teaser was in the 14th century

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“Teaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaser. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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