seducer

as in tempter
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire fabled as a land of endless opportunity, California continues to be a seducer of dreamers and doers

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Noun
  • Jesus again rejects material gain, and finally banishes the tempter: Satan is not the real God, because there is only one God; the Devil doesn’t have the best tunes.
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Dre Kirkpatrick let his tempter get the best of him after Arizona had stopped Seattle on third down and during a confrontation with the Seahawks’ Metcalf, got hit with a costly 15-yard taunting penalty that changed the entire complexion of the situation.
    Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2020
Noun
  • The event is actually about 5 miles to the north, along Interstate 70, where its performances will hopefully overpower the sirens and 18-wheeler horns crowding that busy stretch.
    John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
  • If necessary, the agent will activate the siren and spotlight as a deterrent and contact local law enforcement.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • City solicitor Renee Garcia — Parker's appointee to lead the law department — filed the lien, demanding repayment plus any expenses and attorney fees incurred in pursuing the debt.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
  • City’s explanation is that decision, and the case as a whole, fell into the remit of the solicitors representing the company’s insurers rather than the club itself.
    Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Many early stories about Salome depicted her as an evil and manipulative temptress.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In the musical thriller, Lopez stars as Aurora, a fantasy temptress conjured up by Luis Molina, a gay hairdresser imprisoned during a war in Argentina circa 1981, along with Valentin Arregui Paz, a Marxist.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Seducer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seducer. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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