Meaning & use

Enticer

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A person or thing that entices, tempting others into a course of action.

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The carnival barker was a skilled enticer, luring crowds toward the sideshow tent.

Low introductory prices are often little more than an enticer to lock customers into long contracts.

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An agent noun formed from the verb "entice," which comes from Old French "enticier," meaning "to instigate or provoke."

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