teaser

English

Etymology

tease +‎ -er

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -iːzə(r)

Noun

teaser (plural teasers)

  1. One who teases or pokes fun.
  2. A person or thing that teases (textile treatment).
  3. A short film or quote meant to draw an audience to a film or show, usually as a preliminary for its main advertising.
  4. (Britain, dialectal) A kind of gull, the jaeger.
  5. (electrical) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
  6. The stoker of a glassworks furnace.
  7. (theater) A short horizontal curtain used to mask the flies and frame the top of the inner stage opening, adjustable to the desired height.[1]

Synonyms
  • (one who teases or pokes fun): tease

Translations

References
  1. W. P. Bowman and R. H. Ball, Theatre Language: A Diction of Terms in English of the Drama and Stage from Medieval to Modern Times, New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1961, p. 375,

Anagrams

Portuguese

Noun

teaser m (plural teasers)

  1. teaser (a short film or quote meant to draw an audience to a film or show)

Spanish

Noun

teaser m (plural teasers or teaser)

  1. teaser (a short film or quote meant to draw an audience to a film or show)
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