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tamer

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈteɪmɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪmə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: T EY1 M ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of tame: more tame

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One who tames or subdues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

an animal trainer who tames wild animals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: animal trainer, handler

History

Etymology

From tame (adjective) + -er (suffix forming comparative adjectives).

Borrowed from Arabic تامر. This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.

From tame (verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُرَوِّض (murawwiḍ) — one who tames or subdues
  • Bulgarian: дресьор (dresjor) — one who tames or subdues
  • Bulgarian: звероукротител (zveroukrotitel) — one who tames or subdues
  • Catalan: domador — one who tames or subdues
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馴養人 /驯养人 (xúnyǎngrén) — one who tames or subdues
  • Czech: krotitel — one who tames or subdues
  • Dutch: temmer — one who tames or subdues
  • Esperanto: dresisto — one who tames or subdues
  • Finnish: kesyttäjä — one who tames or subdues
  • French: dresseur — one who tames or subdues
  • French: dresseuse — one who tames or subdues
  • French: dompteur — one who tames or subdues
  • German: Dompteur — one who tames or subdues
  • German: Dompteuse — one who tames or subdues
  • German: Bändiger — one who tames or subdues
  • German: Bändigerin — one who tames or subdues
  • Greek: δαμαστής (damastís) — one who tames or subdues
  • Greek: θηριοδαμαστής (thiriodamastís) — one who tames or subdues
  • Hebrew: מְאַלֵּף (mealéf) — one who tames or subdues
  • Hungarian: szelídítő — one who tames or subdues
  • Indonesian: penjinak — one who tames or subdues
  • Italian: domatore — one who tames or subdues
  • Italian: domatrice — one who tames or subdues
  • Japanese: 調教師 (chōkyōshi) — one who tames or subdues
  • Japanese: 猛獣使い (mōjūtsukai) — one who tames or subdues
  • Latin: domitor — one who tames or subdues
  • Latin: domitrix — one who tames or subdues
  • Latin: domātor — one who tames or subdues
  • Polish: poskramiacz — one who tames or subdues
  • Polish: poskramiaczka — one who tames or subdues
  • Polish: poskromiciel — one who tames or subdues
  • Polish: poskromicielka — one who tames or subdues
  • Polish: pogromca — one who tames or subdues
  • Polish: pogromczyni — one who tames or subdues
  • Portuguese: domador — one who tames or subdues
  • Romanian: îmblânzitor — one who tames or subdues
  • Romanian: îmblânzitoare — one who tames or subdues
  • Russian: дрессиро́вщик (dressiróvščik) — one who tames or subdues
  • Russian: дрессиро́вщица (dressiróvščica) — one who tames or subdues
  • Russian: укроти́тель (ukrotítelʹ) — one who tames or subdues
  • Russian: укроти́тельница (ukrotítelʹnica) — one who tames or subdues
  • Spanish: domador — one who tames or subdues
  • Spanish: domadora — one who tames or subdues
  • Spanish: amaestrador — one who tames or subdues
  • Tagalog: magbabangad — one who tames or subdues
  • Ukrainian: прибо́ркувач (prybórkuvač) — one who tames or subdues
  • Ukrainian: прибо́ркувачка (prybórkuvačka) — one who tames or subdues
  • Ukrainian: муштрува́льник (muštruválʹnyk) — one who tames or subdues
  • Ukrainian: муштрува́льниця (muštruválʹnycja) — one who tames or subdues