different between teaser vs leaser

English

Etymology

From tease +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?tiz?/
• Rhymes: -i?z?(r)

Noun

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. (Britain, dialect) A kind of gull, the jaeger.
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.

Derived terms

• cockteaser
• prickteaser

Descendants

• ? German: Teaser

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Anagrams

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

Portuguese

Noun

teaser m (plural teasers)

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

Spanish

Noun

teaser m (plural teasers or teaser)

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

English

Etymology

lease +? -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?li?s?/
• Rhymes: -i?s?

Noun

leaser (plural leasers)

1. (nonstandard) One who leases or gleans; lessor.

   The owner of the property is the leaser when they rent it by lease to a lessee.

2. Leaseman.

Anagrams

• Easler, Reales, Searle, earles, resale, reseal, sealer