teaser meaning

teaser as a noun

1. a worker who teases wool

   Type of: worker

   Related forms: tease

2. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

   Synonyms: tease, annoyer, vexer

   Type of: unwelcome person

   Related forms: tease

3. an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest

   Type of: ad

4. a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
   • he loved to solve chessmate puzzles
   • that's a real puzzler

   Synonyms: puzzle, puzzler, mystifier

   Type of: problem

   Kinds: sudoku, word square

5. an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show

   Type of: opening

6. a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings

   Synonyms: tormenter, tormentor

   Type of: flat

7. a device for teasing wool
   • a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers

   Type of: device

   Related forms: tease

How to pronounce teaser

teaser is pronounced /tiːz/ in British English and /ˈtizɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with teaser

• freezer
• pleaser
• tweezer