What is the meaning of teaser?

noun

  • A worker who teases wool.
  • Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity.
  • An advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest.
  • A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution.
    • usage: "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
  • An attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show.
  • A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings.
  • A device for teasing wool.
    • usage: "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"
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