tempter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who tempts others
    • Satan is the great tempter of mankind

WordNet


Tempt"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil. "Those who are bent to do wickedly will never want tempters to urge them on." Tillotson.
    So glozed the Tempter, and his proem tuned. Milton.

Webster 1913