1. An attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
   "The teaser for next week's episode left viewers eager to tune in"
    
2. An advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
   "The store sent out a teaser offering a free gift with any purchase"
    
3. A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
   "he loved to solve checkmate teasers";
   - puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, riddler
    
4. Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
   "Don't take him seriously, he's just a teaser";
   - tease, kidder, ribber [informal]
    
5. A device for teasing wool
   "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"
    
6. A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
   "The stagehands adjusted the teasers to ensure the backstage area remained hidden";
   - tormenter, tormentor
    
7. A worker who teases wool
   "The teaser carefully separated and aligned the wool fibers before spinning"

Derived forms: teasers

Type of: ad [informal], advert [Brit], advertisement, advertising, advertizement [US, non-standard], advertizing [US, non-standard], device, flat, opening, persona non grata, problem, unwelcome person, worker

Encyclopedia: Teaser