teaser Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a worker who teases wool
   
2. noun someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
   vexer; annoyer; tease.
   
3. noun an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
   
4. noun a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
   puzzler; puzzle; mystifier.
   
   • he loved to solve chessmate puzzles
   • that's a real puzzler
5. noun an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
   
6. noun a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
   tormentor; tormenter.
   
7. noun a device for teasing wool
   
   • a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers

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