teaser

From tease +‎ -er.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːzɚ/

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• Rhymes: -iːzə(ɹ)

teaser (plural teasers)

1. One who teases or pokes fun.

   Synonym: tease

2. (textile treatment) A person or thing that teases.
3. (marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.

   Coordinate terms: (film) trailer, preview

4. (television) A brief portion of a television episode shown at the beginning, often before the main title sequence, meant to introduce the story and entice viewers to watch the rest of the episode.
5. (UK, dialect) A kind of gull, the jaeger[1]
6. (electrical) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
7. The stoker of a glassworks furnace.
8. (theater) A short horizontal curtain used to mask the flies and frame the top of the inner stage opening, adjustable to the desired height.[2]
9. (UK) An assistant who accompanies the 'Obby 'Oss in the May Day festivities of Padstow, Cornwall.
10. (fishing) A lure, especially one without a hook, used to attract fish to another lure or lures.
11. (fishing) A lure used in addition to a bucktail used for fluke fishing.

• → German: Teaser

• Easter, Eastre, Teresa, aretes, arsete, arêtes, asteer, earset, easter, eaters, ratees, reseat, saeter, seater, staree, sæter, teares, teresa

Unadapted borrowing from English teaser.

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.zɛr/
• Rhymes: -izɛr
• Syllabification: tea‧ser

teaser m inan

1. (film, marketing, television) teaser (short acting scene preceding the actual lead of a film or television series)

   Synonym: zajawka

2. (film, marketing) trailer (preview of a film)

   Synonyms: pilot, trailer, zwiastun

3. (marketing) teaser (message used to advertise a product whose name is not disclosed in that advertisement)
4. (marketing) teaser (short document containing the most important information about an investment, presented in a simple way, addressed to a potential investor)

• teaser in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• teaser in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from English teaser.

teaser m (plural teasers)

1. teaser (a short film or quote meant to draw an audience to a film or show)

teaser m (plural teasers or teaser)

1. teaser (a short film or quote meant to draw an audience to a film or show)