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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Recent Examples of seducer
Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.
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Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seducer
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None of this would work without Jennings’s unsettling performance as a persuasive tempter who nonetheless seems creepy as hell.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Though stunt men and women had lent their skills, bones and sometimes very lives to the cause of motion picture entertainment, the contributions of the risk takers, daredevils and fate tempters was usually unbilled and little acknowledged.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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Hamant attended a Huskies football game and sounded the siren at Husky Stadium two weeks before her death, per ESPN.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like, the whole cockpit was lit up — lights, sirens.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His solicitor informed the judge there would be no application for bail at this stage, and that an Arabic interpreter had been booked to assist him during the proceedings, The Irish Times reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The solicitor said key forensic evidence remains pending, writing that most of Dickey’s 40 prior arrests occurred outside his jurisdiction.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which is executive-produced by Knox and features a finale co-written by her and showrunner K.J. Steinberg, is an attempt to redefine her as a girl rather than a temptress, an innocent rather than a murderer.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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Just like Lana, there was someone clever, driven, working beneath the veneer of the beautiful temptress.—
Meg Pillow
July 31,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
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“Seducer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seducer. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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