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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tempter \Tempt"er\, noun 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tempter
noun: a person who tempts others; "Satan is the great tempter of mankind"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "tempter": Circe, Don Juan, Lorelei, Parthenope, Siren, abettor, actuator, animator, cajoler, charmer, coax, coaxer, coquette, enchanter, enchantress, encourager, energizer, enticer, femme fatale, firer, flirt, gadfly, galvanizer, impeller, inducer, inspirer, inveigler, mover, moving spirit, persuader, pleader, prime mover, prompter, seducer, seductress, siren, spark, spark plug, sparker, stimulator, teaser, temptress, vamp, vampire, wheedler
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