1. (

• teaser ,

) a worker who teases wool ;

2. (

• tease ,
• teaser ,
• annoyer ,
• vexer

) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) ;

3. (

• teaser ,

) an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest ;

4. (

• puzzle ,
• puzzler ,
• mystifier ,
• teaser

) a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" ;

5. (

• teaser ,

) an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show ;

6. (

• tormenter ,
• tormentor ,
• teaser

) a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings ;

7. (

• teaser ,

) a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers" ;