seducer

as in tempter
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire fabled as a land of endless opportunity, California continues to be a seducer of dreamers and doers

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Noun
  • The men live with a group of single women, known as the temptresses, while the women move in with a group of single men, dubbed the tempters.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Jesus again rejects material gain, and finally banishes the tempter: Satan is not the real God, because there is only one God; the Devil doesn’t have the best tunes.
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Days after the deal between the U.S. and the Houthis — and despite a two-day Israeli assault on Houthi targets — a missile from Yemen again set off air raid sirens in Israel.
    Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
  • Maui’s top emergency management official at the time, Herman Andaya, was also criticized for his failure to use outdoor air sirens to alert the public.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • In Dracula, Erivo will play a range of characters including solicitor Jonathan Harker and his fiancée Mina Murray, confidante Lucy Westenra and her suitors, vampire hunter Van Helsing and Count Dracula, among others.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
  • Her plan is to go into general litigation at a mid-size to large law firm or a solicitor’s office.
    Cherise Halsall, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Her vilification was fueled by the perception of Ono as an exotic temptress, and from a basic refusal to take her seriously.
    Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Ciara is heating up the streets and the sheets with her thrilling new single as Alex Isley transforms into a temptress with her sultry new musical offering.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Seducer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seducer. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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