teaser

teas·er  (tzr)

n.

1.

a. One that teases, as a device for teasing wool.

b. One who engages in teasing; a tease.

2. A puzzling problem.

3. An advertisement that attracts customers by offering something extra or free.

4. Slang An attention-getting vignette or highlight presented before the start of a television show.

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teaser [ˈtiːzə]

n

1. a person who teases

2. (Business / Marketing) a preliminary advertisement in a campaign that attracts attention by making people curious to know what product is being advertised

3. a difficult question

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science a vasectomized male animal, such as an ox, used to detect oestrus in females

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	teaser - a worker who teases wool worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
	2.	teaser - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) annoyer, tease, vexer unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
	3.	teaser - an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service
	4.	teaser - a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" mystifier, puzzle, puzzler problem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" sudoku - a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number acrostic, word square - a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
	5.	teaser - an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show opening - the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	6.	teaser - a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings tormenter, tormentor flat - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
	7.	teaser - a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers" device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

Translations

teaser [ˈtiːzəʳ] N

1. (= person) = tease A

2. (= problem) → rompecabezas m inv

teaser

n

(= difficult question) → harte Nuss (inf); (= riddle) → Denksportaufgabe f

(= person) → Schelm m, → Schäker(in) m(f) (inf); don’t be such a teaser, tell me → neck mich nicht so, sags schon; he’s a real teaser → ihm sitzt der Schalk im Nacken (hum); she’s/he’s just a teaser (sexually) → sie/er geilt einen nur auf (inf)

teaser [ˈtiːzəʳ] n (fam) (problem) → rompicapo

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teaser [ˈtiːzəʳ] n (fam) (problem) → rompicapo