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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtiːzɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːzə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
teaser (plural teasers)
- One who teases or pokes fun.
- Synonym: tease
- (textile treatment) A person or thing that teases.
- (marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.
- (television) A brief portion of a television episode shown at the beginning, often before the main title sequence, meant to introduce the story and entice viewers to watch the rest of the episode.
- (UK, dialect) A kind of gull, the jaeger[1]
- (electrical) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
- The stoker of a glassworks furnace.
- (theater) A short horizontal curtain used to mask the flies and frame the top of the inner stage opening, adjustable to the desired height.[2]
- (UK) An assistant who accompanies the 'Obby 'Oss in the May Day festivities of Padstow, Cornwall.
- (fishing) A lure, especially one without a hook, used to attract fish to another lure or lures.
- (fishing) A lure used in addition to a bucktail used for fluke fishing.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → German: Teaser
Translations[edit]
a person or thing that teases
preview of a product
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References[edit]
- ^ “teaser”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ 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,[1]
Anagrams[edit]
- Easter, Eastre, Teresa, aretes, arsete, arêtes, asteer, earset, easter, eaters, ratees, reseat, saeter, seater, staree, sæter, teares, teresa
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English teaser.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
teaser m inan
- (film, marketing, television) teaser (short acting scene preceding the actual lead of a film or television series)
- Synonym: zajawka
- (film, marketing) trailer (preview of a film)
- (marketing) teaser (message used to advertise a product whose name is not disclosed in that advertisement)
- (marketing) teaser (short document containing the most important information about an investment, presented in a simple way, addressed to a potential investor)
Declension[edit]
Declension of teaser
Further reading[edit]
- teaser in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- teaser in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English teaser.
Noun[edit]
teaser m (plural teasers)
- teaser (a short film or quote meant to draw an audience to a film or show)
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
teaser m (plural teasers or teaser)
- teaser (a short film or quote meant to draw an audience to a film or show)
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