Meanings
tamer1
plural tamers
- One who tames or subdues.
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 342 more examples
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 212You 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
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Origin
tamer · adjective
From tame (adjective) + -er (suffix forming comparative adjectives).
Full word history & related roots →Tamer · proper noun
- Arabicتامر
- EnglishTamer
Borrowed from Arabic تامر. This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُرَوِّض
- مُرَوِّض (murawwiḍ)one who tames or subdues
Bulgarian дресьор, звероукротител
- дресьор (dresjor)one who tames or subdues
- звероукротител (zveroukrotitel)one who tames or subdues
Catalan domador
- domadorone who tames or subdues
Chinese Mandarin 馴養人 /驯养人
- 馴養人 /驯养人 (xúnyǎngrén)one who tames or subdues
Czech krotitel
- krotitelone who tames or subdues
Dutch temmer
- temmerone who tames or subdues
Esperanto dresisto
- dresistoone who tames or subdues
Finnish kesyttäjä
- kesyttäjäone who tames or subdues
French dresseur, dresseuse
- dresseurone who tames or subdues
- dresseuseone who tames or subdues
- dompteurone who tames or subdues
German Dompteur, Dompteuse
- Dompteurone who tames or subdues
- Dompteuseone who tames or subdues
- Bändigerone who tames or subdues
- Bändigerinone who tames or subdues
Greek δαμαστής, θηριοδαμαστής
- δαμαστής (damastís)one who tames or subdues
- θηριοδαμαστής (thiriodamastís)one who tames or subdues
Hebrew מְאַלֵּף
- מְאַלֵּף (mealéf)one who tames or subdues
Hungarian szelídítő
- szelídítőone who tames or subdues
Indonesian penjinak
- penjinakone who tames or subdues
Italian domatore, domatrice
- domatoreone who tames or subdues
- domatriceone who tames or subdues
Japanese 調教師, 猛獣使い
- 調教師 (chōkyōshi)one who tames or subdues
- 猛獣使い (mōjūtsukai)one who tames or subdues
Latin domitor, domitrix
- domitorone who tames or subdues
- domitrixone who tames or subdues
- domātorone who tames or subdues
Polish poskramiacz, poskramiaczka
- poskramiaczone who tames or subdues
- poskramiaczkaone who tames or subdues
- poskromicielone who tames or subdues
- poskromicielkaone who tames or subdues
- pogromcaone who tames or subdues
- pogromczynione who tames or subdues
Portuguese domador
- domadorone who tames or subdues
Romanian îmblânzitor, îmblânzitoare
- îmblânzitorone who tames or subdues
- îmblânzitoareone who tames or subdues
Russian дрессиро́вщик, дрессиро́вщица
- дрессиро́вщик (dressiróvščik)one who tames or subdues
- дрессиро́вщица (dressiróvščica)one who tames or subdues
- укроти́тель (ukrotítelʹ)one who tames or subdues
- укроти́тельница (ukrotítelʹnica)one who tames or subdues
Spanish domador, domadora
- domadorone who tames or subdues
- domadoraone who tames or subdues
- amaestradorone who tames or subdues
Tagalog magbabangad
- magbabangadone who tames or subdues
Ukrainian прибо́ркувач, прибо́ркувачка
- прибо́ркувач (prybórkuvač)one who tames or subdues
- прибо́ркувачка (prybórkuvačka)one who tames or subdues
- муштрува́льник (muštruválʹnyk)one who tames or subdues
- муштрува́льниця (muštruválʹnycja)one who tames or subdues
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tamer
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Cite this entry
tamer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamer
“tamer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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