tamer en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈteɪmɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From tame (verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
Meanings
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One who tames or subdues.
You came back from that island alive! Mate, yeer a bloomin' freak of nature! Yer a master! Yer a true tamer of the high seas! Yer more man than I am!
2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:On the mantelshelf either side of the clock stood two lacquered bronzes of horse and tamer.
1998, Derek Beaven, chapter 9, in Acts of Mutiny, London: Fourth Estate, →ISBN, part 1 (Motion), page 34:Only Enid could dare him at such a time, and even she felt occasionally that sinking of the heart which the bravest of tamers may experience as he unbars the gate of the cage.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Professor Challenger Goes Forth to Battle”, in The Land of Mist, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, published 1926, →OCLC, page 212:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tamers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
brat tamer · bear tamer · lion tamer
Translations (49)
es domador (one who tames or subdues) · fi kesyttäjä (one who tames or subdues) · pl poskramiaczka (one who tames or subdues) · el θηριοδαμαστής (one who tames or subdues) · ru укроти́тель (one who tames or subdues) · pt domador (one who tames or subdues) · hu szelídítő (one who tames or subdues) · he מְאַלֵּף (one who tames or subdues) · bg дресьор (one who tames or subdues) · cs krotitel (one who tames or subdues) · nl temmer (one who tames or subdues) · fr dresseur (one who tames or subdues) · uk муштрува́льниця (one who tames or subdues) · eo dresisto (one who tames or subdues) · la domātor (one who tames or subdues) · ro îmblânzitoare (one who tames or subdues) · ro îmblânzitor (one who tames or subdues) · pl poskromicielka (one who tames or subdues) · ru дрессиро́вщик (one who tames or subdues) · de Dompteur (one who tames or subdues) · la domitrix (one who tames or subdues) · es domadora (one who tames or subdues) · pl poskramiacz (one who tames or subdues) · pl poskromiciel (one who tames or subdues) · ja 調教師 (one who tames or subdues) · uk муштрува́льник (one who tames or subdues) · fr dresseuse (one who tames or subdues) · pl pogromca (one who tames or subdues) · bg звероукротител (one who tames or subdues) · id penjinak (one who tames or subdues) · ar مُرَوِّض (one who tames or subdues) · de Bändigerin (one who tames or subdues) · cmn 馴養人 /驯养人 (one who tames or subdues) · pl pogromczyni (one who tames or subdues) · ja 猛獣使い (one who tames or subdues) · it domatore (one who tames or subdues) · fr dompteur (one who tames or subdues) · de Dompteuse (one who tames or subdues) · uk прибо́ркувачка (one who tames or subdues) · it domatrice (one who tames or subdues) · de Bändiger (one who tames or subdues) · la domitor (one who tames or subdues) · ru дрессиро́вщица (one who tames or subdues) · ca domador (one who tames or subdues) · es amaestrador (one who tames or subdues) · el δαμαστής (one who tames or subdues) · uk прибо́ркувач (one who tames or subdues) · ru укроти́тельница (one who tames or subdues) · tl magbabangad (one who tames or subdues)