1
as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
I try to ignore the rude comments baiters leave on the website
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2
as in seducer
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire
my sister is quite the mischievous baiter, always offering candy even though she knows I'm on a diet
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Noun
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Sports rights will connect streaming with traditional media, with teases of NFL games expected throughout the upfront ahead of the league’s official 2025 schedule unveiling.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 May 2025 -
The indie band, led by Jenny Lewis, took the late-night show stage for an intimate performance that focused on the music rather than dramatic production, offering a tease of their current tour.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
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In Dracula, Erivo will play a range of characters including solicitor Jonathan Harker and his fiancée Mina Murray, confidante Lucy Westenra and her suitors, vampire hunter Van Helsing and Count Dracula, among others.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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Her plan is to go into general litigation at a mid-size to large law firm or a solicitor’s office.—
Cherise Halsall,
ABC News,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The men live with a group of single women, known as the temptresses, while the women move in with a group of single men, dubbed the tempters.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Jesus again rejects material gain, and finally banishes the tempter: Satan is not the real God, because there is only one God; the Devil doesn’t have the best tunes.—
James Wood,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
Noun
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The identity of his tormentors and their reason for targeting him remains a mystery until the final minutes, which turn the episode into one sick, distasteful joke.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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Eddie asks his tormentor, likening himself to the main character of Dostoevsky’s classic.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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The trooper also noticed that the vehicle did not appear to have a visible rear license plate and flipped on their lights and siren to conduct a stop.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Days after the deal between the U.S. and the Houthis — and despite a two-day Israeli assault on Houthi targets — a missile from Yemen again set off air raid sirens in Israel.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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His speech was interrupted several times by individual hecklers who were escorted out of the room to cheers from the crowd.—
Sandy Mazza,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The segment was derailed when the young heckler yelled a once-viral joke at her, leaving her shocked and upset.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Baiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baiter. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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