Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tempter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tempter \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tempter
n : a person who tempts others; "Satan is the great tempter of
mankind"
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