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Definition of Tamer
1. Noun. An animal trainer who tames wild animals.
Definition of Tamer
1. n. One who tames or subdues.
Definition of Tamer
1. Noun. One who tames or subdues. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tamer
1. one that tames [n -S] - See also: tames
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tamer
Literary usage of Tamer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1901)
"Such is the story-book lion-tamer, and I may as well say at once that outside
... Of course a wild-beast tamer should have a quick eye and a delicate sense ..."
2. The Mimic World and Public Exhibitions: Their History, Their Morals, and Effects by Olive Logan (1871)
"An Amateur tamer torn to Pieces.—A Lion attacks its Keeper in ... An amateur
lion-tamer was killed a short time since, at Ballein, in Belgium. ..."
3. Before the Footlights and Behind the Scenes: a Book about "the Show Business by Olive Logan (1870)
"An Amateur tamer torn to Pieces. — A Lion attacks its Keeper in Wisconsin. ...
An amateur lion-tamer was killed a short time since, at Ballein, in Belgium. ..."
4. The Mimic World and Public Exhibitions: Their History, Their Morals, and Effects by Olive Logan (1871)
"An Amateur tamer torn to Pieces.—A Lion attacks its Keeper in Wisconsin. ...
The regular lion-tamer of the show was ill, and the director proposed to ..."
5. The Night Side of London by Robert Machray (1902)
"He continues, ' Now, ladies and gentlemen, I must tell you that the lion-tamer
enters this cage at the risk of his life. I must request you all to keep ..."
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