Definition of tempter
: one that tempts or entices
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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 of tempter from the Web
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The supreme tempter is Satan, who uses our weaknesses to lead us into sin.
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But his tempter, a 70-year-old grifter even more desperate than Petty, is persuasive.
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First Known Use of tempter
14th century
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