tamer

Circus beast handler

A tamer is someone who tames wild or dangerous animals, training them to be docile or to perform: a lion tamer, a horse tamer.

As an adjective, tamer is the comparative form of tame—less wild, less exciting, or more subdued than something else: The sequel was tamer than the original.

metaphor

conqueror

Victor who takes control

breaker · dominator · vanquisher · overcomer · restrainer · suppressor · regulator · moderator · temperer

animal

handler

One who manages something

beast · wild · captive · muzzle · leash · cage · enclosure · obedience · submission · domestication

circus

lion

Maned African feline

  • tigerLarge striped Asian feline
  • whipStrikes or aerates
  • chairSingle-person sitting furniture

ring · big top · performance · spectacle · act · showman · daredevil · cage · hoop · tricks

milder

subdued

Reduced in intensity

quieter · weaker · blander · duller · watered-down · mellower · restrained · moderate · tempered · diluted

Categories
Opposites
WILDNESS/DOMESTICATION (comparative adjective)

tamerwilder

To disorient or confuse

crazier · fiercer · livelier · madder · racier

BOLDNESS/RESTRAINT (comparative adjective)

tamerbolder

More courageous

edgier · wilder · racier · riskier · brighter

ROLE/FUNCTION (noun: one who tames)

tamerreleaser

One who liberates

liberator · wild one · poacher · prey · wild animal

Phrases
Family

tame, tamed, untamed, taming, tames, tamers, tameness, untamable, tamest

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G