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tempter

The English word “tempter” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Someone or something that tempts, especially a man that tempts.

Etymology

From Middle English tempter, temptere, temptour, temptoure, from Old French tempter, temptere, tenteor, Anglo-Norman tempteour, temptur and Middle English tempten (“to tempt”); equivalent to tempt + -er.

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