Definition of TEMPTER

Examples of tempter in a Sentence

there is no greater tempter to put off studying than my dog when he wants to play

Recent Examples on the Web

The supreme tempter is Satan, who uses our weaknesses to lead us into sin. — Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post, "A gay couple ordered wedding programs. They got pamphlets about Satan, lawsuit says.," 17 Jan. 2018 But his tempter, a 70-year-old grifter even more desperate than Petty, is persuasive. — Tom Nolan, WSJ, "The Best New Mysteries," 21 July 2017

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History and Etymology for tempter

Middle English tempter, temptour, in part from tempten "to tempt" + -er -er entry 2, in part borrowed from Anglo-French temptur, tempteour, going back to Late Latin temptātor "one who entices to sin (as an epithet for Satan)," going back to Latin, "one who makes an assault on," from temptāre "to feel, test, attempt, make an assault on, attack" + -tor, agent suffix — more at tempt

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