Teaser vs. Trailer — What's the Difference?

One that teases, as a device for teasing wool.

A large transport vehicle designed to be hauled by a truck or tractor.

One who engages in teasing; a tease.

A furnished vehicle drawn by a truck or automobile and used when parked as a dwelling or office.

A puzzling problem.

A short, blank strip of film at the end of a reel.

An advertisement that attracts customers by offering something extra or free.

A short filmed advertisement for a movie; a preview.

(Slang) An attention-getting vignette or highlight, as one presented before the start of a television show.

To transport by a trailer

One who teases or pokes fun.

To travel or live in a trailer.

(textile treatment) A person or thing that teases.

Someone who or something that trails.

(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.

Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.

(television) A brief portion of a television episode shown at the beginning, often before the main title sequence, meant to introduce the story and entice viewers to watch the rest of the episode.

An unpowered wheeled vehicle, not a caravan or camper, that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.

A kind of gull, the jaeger.

(US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.

(electrical) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.

(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.

The stoker of a glassworks furnace.

A preview of a film, video game or TV show.

(theatre) A short horizontal curtain used to mask the flies and frame the top of the inner stage opening, adjustable to the desired height.

A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

(UK) An assistant who accompanies the 'Obby 'Oss in the May Day festivities of Padstow, Cornwall.

(computing) The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card.

One who teases or vexes.

(networking) The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.

A jager gull.

To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.

A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.

One who, or that which, trails.

A worker who teases wool

A wheeled vehicle without a motor, designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle in front of it;

Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

A short blank segment of movie film attached to the end; - used for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

An advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest

A short film consisting primarily of one or more short portions of a film, used in promotions or advertisements shortly before initial release of a film.

A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution;

A part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object; as, the trailer of a plant.

An attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show

Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings

An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future

A device for teasing wool;

A large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor

A wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy