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tamer
n. one who tames or domesticates animals
 
tame
adj. trained, domesticated; gentle; submissive, obedient; dull, boring


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tamer
Noun
1. an animal trainer who tames wild animals
(hypernym) animal trainer, handler
(derivation) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame

 
tame
Verb
1. correct by punishment or discipline
(synonym) chasten, subdue
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
2. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
(synonym) tone down, moderate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
3. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
(synonym) domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise
(hypernym) adapt, accommodate
(classification) plant, flora, plant life
4. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
(synonym) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) break in, break
(verb-group) domesticate
(derivation) tamer
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
5. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
(synonym) domesticate
(hypernym) adapt, accommodate
(verb-group) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Adjective
1. flat and uninspiring
(similar) unexciting
2. very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
(antonym) wild
(similar) subdued
(see-also) quiet
3. brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
(synonym) tamed
(antonym) wild, untamed
(similar) broken, broken in
(see-also) tractable, manipulable
(attribute) tameness, domestication
4. very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
(synonym) meek
(similar) docile



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Tamer
(n.)
One who tames or subdues.
  

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