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Synonyms & Antonyms of teaser
1
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
- the teasers were never satisfied until they had caused their victim to burst into tears
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- smart aleck
- (also smart alec),
- smarty
- (or smartie),
- smarty-pants,
- wiseacre,
- wise guy
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2
one who is obnoxiously annoying
- he was by nature a teaser, someone who kept testing people to see if they could calmly bear his put-downs
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“Teaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaser. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of teaser was in the 14th century
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