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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Saros teases another time-looping, gun-toting, sci-fi action game.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
13 Feb. 2025 -
If nothing else, Sterns’s tease is a reminder that this latest phase of the MCU is still grasping for some purpose or cohesion.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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City’s explanation is that decision, and the case as a whole, fell into the remit of the solicitors representing the company’s insurers rather than the club itself.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, several members were elected to City Council in Bethlehem, and Susan Wild, the city solicitor in nearby Allentown and old friend of Ms. Morganelli’s, was elected to Congress with the group’s support.—
Charles Homans,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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Dre Kirkpatrick let his tempter get the best of him after Arizona had stopped Seattle on third down and during a confrontation with the Seahawks’ Metcalf, got hit with a costly 15-yard taunting penalty that changed the entire complexion of the situation.—
Bob McManaman,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Nov. 2020
Noun
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Outside of the juggernaut that is the Oklahoma City Thunder as well as the Denver Nuggets, a long-time tormentor, the Lakers have fared well against the rest of the conference over the past two seasons.—
Jovan Buha,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The house thrums with a palpable evil that infects its inhabitants, not only tormenting them but turning them into tormentors.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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Agents turned on the patrol boat’s blue flashing lights and sirens to signal to Cargill, 40, to stop his vessel, the complaint states.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the story, Odysseus bound himself to a mast in order to resist the sirens’ call.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The worst can turn a whole auditorium into hecklers, united in their disdain.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
30 July 2024
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Other members of the crowd started booing and then drowned out the heckler with applause before Zverev began his post-match speech.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Baiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baiter. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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