lion tamer

noun

A circus performer who interacts with a lion as an entertainment.

Meanings

nounlion tamer (plural lion tamers)

plural lion tamers · alternative lion-tamer · alternative liontamer

  1. A circus performer who interacts with a lion as an entertainment.

Translations

Bulgarian дресьор на лъвове
  • дресьор на лъвове (dresjor na lăvove)circus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment
Finnish leijonankesyttäjä
  • leijonankesyttäjäcircus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment
Hungarian oroszlánszelídítő
  • oroszlánszelídítőcircus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment
Portuguese domador de leão, domadora de leão
  • domador de leãocircus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment
  • domadora de leãocircus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment
Spanish domador de leones
  • domador de leonescircus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment
Swedish lejontämjare
  • lejontämjarecircus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment
Turkish aslancı, aslan terbiyecisi
  • aslancıcircus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment
  • aslan terbiyecisicircus performer who interacts with a lion (or other big cat) as an entertainment
Cite this entry
APA

lion tamer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lion%20tamer

MLA

“lion tamer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lion%20tamer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lion tamer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lion%20tamer.

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