tantalizer

noun

Definition of tantalizernext
as in depraver

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  1. siren
  2. temptress
  3. corrupter
Noun
  • The trooper followed the Tesla without lights or sirens and saw the driver turn the vehicle's lights off while exiting at Dale Street.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Think flapper-era waves, 1930s screen sirens and yes, a literal cartoon as a mood board.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of siren
Noun
  • Harris, 53, will play the devilish Applegate, while Hough, 38, will take on the role of his temptress Lola.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Charlize Theron, who takes on the role of the temptress nymph Calypso, has leaned toward the seductive, wearing Tom Ford short-shorts on one carpet and a black Givenchy dress with a thigh-high slit on another.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of temptress
Noun
  • Sarah Snook cartwheeled through 26 roles — from the beautiful and doomed protagonist to his oily, eloquent corruptor, Lord Henry, to the tragically self-sabotaging actress Sibyl Vane — without, seemingly, losing her breath or putting a single curl on Dorian’s golden head out of place.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Definition of corrupter
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