coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
(noun) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vamper (plural vampers)
One who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.
vamper (third-person singular simple present vampers, present participle vampering, simple past and past participle vampered)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To swagger; to make an ostentatious show.
• revamp
Source: Wiktionary
Vamp"er, n.
Definition: One who vamps; one who pieces an old thing with something new; a cobbler.
Vamp"er, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Vaunt.]
Definition: To swagger; to make an ostentatious show. [Prov. eng. & Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
