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Definition of Tamers
1. tamer [n] - See also: tamer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tamers
Literary usage of Tamers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of American Sculpture by Lorado Taft (1903)
"Of quite different mood are the gigantic " Horse tamers " (Fig. 54), which adorn
another entrance to Prospect Park and which also formed part of Mr. ..."
2. The Mimic World and Public Exhibitions: Their History, Their Morals, and Effects by Olive Logan (1871)
"Accidents to So-called "Lion tamers."—An Amateur Tamer torn to Pieces. ...
The valorous "lion-tamers" (as they are called), who enter the cages of wild ..."
3. Before the Footlights and Behind the Scenes: a Book about "the Show Business by Olive Logan (1870)
"Accidents to So-called " Lion tamers." — An Amateur Tamer torn to Pieces. ...
The valorous "lion-tamers" (as they are called), who enter the cages of wild ..."
4. The Mimic World and Public Exhibitions: Their History, Their Morals, and Effects by Olive Logan (1871)
"Accidents to So-called "Lion tamers."—An Amateur Tamer torn to Pieces. ...
The valorous "lion-tamers" (as they are called), who enter the cages of wild ..."
5. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1869)
"The most significant precepts however Makers of wen- are those which exclude the
makers of bows and ar- s. rows, the tamers of horses, and those who taught ..."
6. Across Africa by Verney Lovett Cameron, Daniel Oliver (1877)
"Lion -tamers. — Deadly Shade. — Sculpture. — Cave-dwellings. — Poisonous Water.
— A Tribe of Lepers. ..."
7. The Law of Psychic Phenomena: A Working Hypothesis for the Systematic Study by Thomson Jay Hudson (1893)
"tamers of Horses and Wild Beasts. — Dog-Trainers.— Primitive Man. — His Powers.— His
Immunity from Harm. — Daniel. — The Adepts. — General Conclusions. ..."