26984 words

teaser

7 definitions • 10 examples
1
an article, advertisement, short film, etc. that gives a small amount of information about a subject, product, etc. in order to make people interested in seeing or hearing more about it later:

Examples:

The company has posted another teaser for its event at the Game Developers Conference next week.
They ran a 30-second teaser for the upcoming movie.
The recording is already up on Spotify and there are teaser ads online.
2
a product or service that is sold at a very low price in order to encourage people to buy it or use it, with the price usually increasing later:

Examples:

After the teaser rate expires, these loans usually adjust rates upward.
3
a problem for which it is hard to find the answer, especially one that people enjoy trying to solve as a game:

Examples:

Here's a teaser for all of you who enjoy a quiz.
4
a person who often laughs at other people or says unkind things about them, as a joke or in order to upset them:

Examples:

He went from being such a teaser to being a much nicer person.
5
a male animal that is used to encourage a female animal to be ready to mate (= have sex) in order to make it easier for another, especially chosen, male to actually mate with her:

Examples:

The stallion's stand-in is a professional teaser. His job is to test if a visiting mare is "receptive".
No teaser dog is needed to excite the bitches - Otto is a natural charmer.
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a product sold at a very low price to encourage people to try it. Its price usually goes up later:

Examples:

The government should ban unfair teasers that encourage people to make risky investments.

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