teaser

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English

Etymology

From tease +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

teaser (plural teasers)

  1. One who teases or pokes fun.
    Synonym: tease
  2. (textile treatment) A person or thing that teases.
  3. (marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.
    Coordinate terms: (film) trailer, preview
  4. (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.
  5. (UK, dialect) A kind of gull, the jaeger[1]
  6. (electrical) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
  7. The stoker of a glassworks furnace.
  8. (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]
  9. (UK) An assistant who accompanies the 'Obby 'Oss in the May Day festivities of Padstow, Cornwall.
  10. (fishing) A lure, especially one without a hook, used to attract fish to another lure or lures.
  11. (fishing) A lure used in addition to a bucktail used for fluke fishing.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → German: Teaser

Translations

References

  1. ^ “teaser”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  2. ^ 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

Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English teaser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈti.zɛr/
  • Rhymes: -izɛr
  • Syllabification: tea‧ser

Noun

teaser m inan

  1. (film, marketing, television) teaser (short acting scene preceding the actual lead of a film or television series)
    Synonym: zajawka
  2. (film, marketing) trailer (preview of a film)
    Synonyms: pilot, trailer, zwiastun
  3. (marketing) teaser (message used to advertise a product whose name is not disclosed in that advertisement)
  4. (marketing) teaser (short document containing the most important information about an investment, presented in a simple way, addressed to a potential investor)

Declension

Declension of teaser
singular plural
nominative teaser teasery
genitive teasera teaserów
dative teaserowi teaserom
accusative teaser teasery
instrumental teaserem teaserami
locative teaserze teaserach
vocative teaserze teasery

Further reading

  • teaser in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • teaser in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English teaser.

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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