teas·er (t z r)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. |
teaser [ˈtiːzə]n1. 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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | teaser - a worker who teases woolworker - 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) | | 3. | teaser - an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest | | 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"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 showopening - 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 wingsflat - 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 n (= 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 teaser [ˈtiːzəʳ] n ( fam) ( problem) → rompicapo
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