(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:43:31

Tempt"er (?), n.

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.

 

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