teaser

noun

teas·​er ˈtē-zər How to pronounce teaser (audio)
1
: one that teases
2
: an advertising or promotional device intended to arouse interest or curiosity especially in something to follow

Examples of teaser in a Sentence

A teaser for the sequel appeared at the end of the movie. credit cards offering teaser rates to get people to sign up
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Ahead of Doute and Sanchez’s outing on Thursday, Feb. 6, the promotional teaser for the upcoming second season of The Valley was released on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Charna Flam, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025 The first teaser trailer to Fantastic Four: First Steps has arrived, and the quartet's injection of retrofuturistic panache comes with a deluge of references to the classic comic books and links to the wider MCU. Devin Robertson, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 But Marvel Studios just dropped a one-minute teaser for the film, which will kick off the MCU's Phase Six this summer. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025 The teaser, which dropped on Tuesday, sees a musician character called Abel Tesfaye pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence, according to a synopsis from the producers. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for teaser 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of teaser was in the 14th century

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“Teaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaser. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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