adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈteɪmɚ/
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rhymes with -eɪmə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:T EY1 M ER0
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1
adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of tame: more tame
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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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