tempter
noun/ˈtemptə(r)/
/ˈtemptər/
- a person who tries to persuade somebody to do something, especially something bad or wrongWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French tempteur, from ecclesiastical Latin temptator, from Latin temptare ‘to handle, test, try’.
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